freebies
- Telangana
Welfare schemes for the poor are not ‘freebies’: MLC Kavitha
Hyderabad: Telangana Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Kalvakuntla Kavitha said on Tuesday that welfare schemes for poor people are not ‘freebies,’ and waiving loans of “dupe agencies” are actual freebies. “In Telangana,…
- India
Supreme Court asks Centre to take Finance Commission’s views on freebies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to engage with the Finance Commission on the issue of political parties inducing voters through freebies, and examine if there is a…
- India
Waiving thousands of crores for friends actual ‘freebies’: Kejriwal slams Modi
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said his government’s schemes for free education, healthcare, and electricity were not “freebies” but efforts to lay the foundation for making India the number…
- India
Can’t ban promise of freebies by political parties, amount to overreach: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) told the Supreme Court that offering freebies either before or after elections is a policy decision of a political party, and it cannot regulate state policies…
- India
SC seeks Centre, EC response on plea against freebies before polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL against the promise or distribution of irrational freebies from public funds before polls, as…
