“Using Freebies to Influence Voters Threatens Democratic Values”: SC to Consider Hearing Pleas Against Parties Promising Freebies During Elections

Today(18th Sept), the Supreme Court of India acknowledged the issue of political parties offering freebies as “very important” and decided to keep the pleas on its cause list. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and other justices emphasized the matter’s significance, with the case urged for hearing by PIL petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay.