'Freebies' during poll campaigns: DMK approaches Supreme Court, pleads 'Welfare schemes secure economic justice...' | India News
DMK told Supreme Court,
Stay updated with breaking news from Election Freebies. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The apex court also said a fine balance had to be struck between the health of the economy and the welfare of people when promising freebies.
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary in a tweet took a dig at CJI NV Ramana and asked, "What freebies does the CJI get?". The remarks came after the Supreme Court said electoral freebies was a serious issue but it cannot ban political parties for it.
Currently, not only are political parties taking jibes at each other over freebies, the Supreme Court is also hearing arguments to curb political parties from distributing irrational freebies from public funds. Here is what the stakeholders have to say about freebies.
The Supreme Court asked the Central government to involve the Finance Commission on the issue of political parties inducing voters through freebies.