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Congress pushing Karnataka towards bankruptcy with its "mindless freebies"
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Hitting out at the Congress government in Karnataka, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya said that the policies of the grand old party are pushing the state into 'bankruptcy'.
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“Come out in large numbers and…”: Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar urges
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid the sound and fury from campaign trails, with the contesting leaders of the ruling and Opposition coalitions going at each other ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar urged people on Friday to come out in record numbers and exercise their franchise. Read More
Himachal Pradesh: Chief Secretary assures CEC for conducting free and fair
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Prabodh Saxena while briefing the CEC said that adequate security measures has been adopted to seal the entry points and porous interstate border to prevent any type of bogus voting, entry of illegal liquor or drugs besides an hawk eye has been kept on any type of freebies, movement of cash
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SC agrees to list on March 21 PIL against practice of parties promising fr
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing on March 21 a PIL against the practice of political parties promising freebies during elections.
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Personal freebies being distributed in Bangalore Rural seat, alleges HD Ku
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday alleged that "personal freebies" were being distributed in Bangalore Rural parliamentary constituency from where Congress candidate DK Suresh, brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, will contest polls
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Year ender: The key promises made by BJP, Congress to states in 2023 assem
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The BJP which was unable to repeat its government in Karnataka conducted early this year, was able to wrest power from Congress in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and comprehensively retain power in Madhya Pradesh.
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SC told promise of pre-poll freebies a corrupt practice under Representati
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was told that the promise of pre-election freebies by political parties is a corrupt practice and bribe under the Representation of the People Act.
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BJP's NV Subash asks Congress how they will get funds to implement six gua
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"As far as the manifesto is concerned of Telangana Congress party, we should understand that they are giving so many freebies. They have to tell to the people how are they going to get the funds for it. That is the main issue," NV Subhas said.
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"What is definition of freebies?" Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on BJP's allegati
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Countering the BJP's allegation that grand old party promised freebies in poll-bound states, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the freebies, promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before elections in 2014, including Rs 15 lakh to be deposited in every individual account turned out to be 'juml
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Freebies by political parties have "tadka of populism": Chief Election Com
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Such freebies announcements have the 'tadka' of populism. Implementing the freebies and otherwise, both are difficult (choices)," CEC Kumar said while addressing a press conference in the national capital.
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SC seeks response from Rajasthan, MP on freebies before elections
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra sought a response from the Centre, States and poll panel within four weeks.
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"Haryana people will soon get benefits of AAP freebies...": Delhi CM Kejri
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday responded to the remarks of his Haryana counterpart, Manohar Lal Khattar on 'freebies'.
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