Search For "freebies"
Gujarat Assembly elections: High-octane campaigning for first phase ends,
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
From power-packed rallies and roadshows by top leaders of the ruling BJP and other political parties to freebies promises and allegations and counter-allegations on each other, the high-octane campaigning for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections ended on Tuesday.
Read More
AAP will never come to power so the promises of freebies don't matter, say
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday took a swipe at Arvind Kejriwal's freebies politics.
Read More
SC orders to post freebies matter before 3-judge bench as early as possibl
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A three-judge bench will hear a plea related to the freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
Read More
A large section of population has resolved to free country from revdi cult
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): In a reference to freebie politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that a large section of the population has "resolved to free the country from revdi culture".
Read More
Yechury writes to CEC, says proposed amendment to MCC on promises in elect
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has written to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar saying that EC's move regarding the amendment to the Model Code of Conduct on promises made in election manifestos was u
Read More
No urgency to hear matter of freebies promised by political parties: SC
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday said that there was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
Read More
KCR promises free electricity for farmers across India "if non-BJP govt co
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], September 6 (ANI): Amid the debate over the freebies by the political parties, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday announced to provide a "free" power supply to all farmers of the country "if a non-BJP government comes to power" after the
Read More
Freebies used for political agenda should be banned, opines renowned econo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): Amid the row over pre-election goodies and freebies, renowned economist and Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the government of India, Sanjeev Sanyal, opined that freebies that are populist in nature and used for inciting one's political growth sh
Read More
Don't burden DISCOMs, make budgetary provision for freebies: Sitharaman
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Amid the row over pre-poll promises of freebies by political parties to capture power, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that political parties making promises prior to elections should make budgetary provisions to take care of ex
Read More
Three-judge SC bench to hear case of freebies promised by political partie
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday referred the freebies case to a three-judge bench while saying that the issue of freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns requires extensive debate.
Read More
Livestreaming of Supreme Court order on freebies begins
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): In a historic first, the Supreme Court has on Friday begun live streaming of its order on political freebies.
Read More
Why can't Centre call for all-party meeting to decide freebies issue, asks
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre why it cannot call an all-party meeting to determine issues relating to the promise of freebies during election campaigns.
Read More