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 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
NEW DELHI, Aug 26: The Supreme Court on Friday directed listing of pleas, which have raised the issue relating to the practice of political parties promising freebies, before a three-judge Bench. The top court directed its 2013 judgment in S. Subramaniam Balaji case to be placed before the Bench for reconsideration. The Balaji judgment restricted the ambit of ‘corrupt practice’ under Section 123 of the Representation of People Act to individual candidates and not extended to political parties. The SC, […]