Freebies "Serious Issue": Supreme Court Notice To Centre, Election Body

Tuesday, 25 January 2022Newsdesk

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission regarding guidelines on "freebies" promised by political parties before elections. Calling it a "serious issue", the court said that the "freebie budget" is going beyond the regular budget. It has sought a response from the poll body and the union government in four weeks.

New Delhi, 25 January 2022

As per news report of NDTV,The Chief Justice of India said that the Supreme Court, in a different issue, had directed the poll body to frame guidelines on the matter but the poll body held just one meeting whose outcome is unknown. "Within the limited scope, we had directed the Election Commission to frame guidelines. But subsequently, they conducted only one meeting after our directions. They sought views from political parties and thereafter I do not know what happened," N. V. Ramana, the Chief Justice of India, said.

Source - NDTV