“Freebies for Women Violate Article 14”: Karnataka HC Urges Set Aside CM Siddaramaiah’s Election Over Gender Discrimination

A petition to the Karnataka High Court seeks to annul Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s election, alleging that his campaign’s female-targeted freebies violate Article 14 and constitute voter bribery. The petitioner’s counsel argued that these promises discriminated against men and involved malpractices, while the defense dismissed the petition as a mere replication of previous cases.