If voted to power, Congress plans to split the Supreme Court into a constitutional court and a court of appeal, whereas the CPI(M) wants to scrap CAA, UAPA and PMLA.
The Centre has advised state chief secretaries to avoid "freebies" and instead focus on increasing capital expenditure. The advice comes as India heads into a major election year, with five states presenting election promises that could qualify as "freebies." The Centre also emphasized the importance of raising capital expenditure in states to boost economic growth and address social concerns better.
Express View: With Lok Sabha elections only months away, the two main national parties are engaged in competitive populism. It is a fiscal race to the bottom