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"Freebies Have Tadka Of Populism": Poll Panel Says, Announces Voting Dates
Voters have "a right to know from where (the money for) freebies (will) come", the Election Commission said Monday morning as it announced dates for the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram Assembly elections.
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Ahead Of Gujarat Polls, Rs 300 Crore In Cash, Liquor Seized; 10 Times 2017
Cash, drugs, liquor and freebies worth over Rs 290 crore have so far been seized in poll-bound Gujarat, which is over 10 times the recoveries made during the entire 2017 assembly election period in the state.
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Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Hearing of Pleas Over Political Freebies
The Supreme Court on Friday said that there was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
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"Welfare Schemes Aren't Freebies": Telangana Rashtra Samiti Leader Kavitha Hits Out At BJP
Legislative council member Kalvakuntla Kavitha accuses Centre of pressure to stop schemes in Telangana, where her father K Chandrashekhar Rao is Chief Minister
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Promising Freebies During Polls "Serious Economic Issue": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that political parties promising to distribute freebies during election campaigns is a "serious economic issue" and said there is a need for a body to examine the issue.
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"Look Into It": Supreme Court To Centre On "Irrational" Freebies In Polls
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to take a stand on the need to control the issue of political parties promising to distribute irrational freebies from public funds during election campaigns.
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Can't Control Parties' Freebies Promises, Poll Panel Tells Supreme Court
Any action to regulate promises by political parties to give out freebies if elected to power would be an overreach unless legal provisions are put in place, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court today.
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"Freebie Budget Going Beyond Regular Budget": Supreme Court Airs Concern
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.
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Our Focus Must Be On Growth, Not Election Freebies: Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that political parties should focus on development instead of doling our freebies during elections.
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Sarkar Movie Row: Movie Makers Reportedly Agree To Drop Scenes
Movie Sarkar, a political thriller starring actor Vijay, swept the box office and minted over Rs. 100 crores within two days of its opening. But the movie has run into trouble over some scenes that allegedly attacked late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's welfare schemes.Tamil Nadu law minister CV Shanmugam on Thursday compared superstar Vijay's film...
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FIR Against Sushil Modi for Offering Freebies Before Bihar Polls
An FIR was lodged against BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today for trying to allure voters by promising them free laptops, colour TVs and sarees during his public address ahead of the state assembly polls, police said.
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Akhilesh Yadav's free laptop story: a scheme riddled with debt and delays
The ambitious free laptops scheme of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is facing bureaucratic glitches with lakhs of laptops still waiting to be distributed while the state government is yet to foot the bill for the freebies promised during the Assembly elections last year.
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"Freebies Have Tadka Of Populism": Poll Panel Says, Announces Voting Dates
Voters have "a right to know from where (the money for) freebies (will) come", the Election Commission said Monday morning as it announced dates for the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram Assembly elections.
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Ahead Of Gujarat Polls, Rs 300 Crore In Cash, Liquor Seized; 10 Times 2017
Cash, drugs, liquor and freebies worth over Rs 290 crore have so far been seized in poll-bound Gujarat, which is over 10 times the recoveries made during the entire 2017 assembly election period in the state.
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Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Hearing of Pleas Over Political Freebies
The Supreme Court on Friday said that there was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
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"Welfare Schemes Aren't Freebies": Telangana Rashtra Samiti Leader Kavitha Hits Out At BJP
Legislative council member Kalvakuntla Kavitha accuses Centre of pressure to stop schemes in Telangana, where her father K Chandrashekhar Rao is Chief Minister
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Promising Freebies During Polls "Serious Economic Issue": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that political parties promising to distribute freebies during election campaigns is a "serious economic issue" and said there is a need for a body to examine the issue.
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"Look Into It": Supreme Court To Centre On "Irrational" Freebies In Polls
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to take a stand on the need to control the issue of political parties promising to distribute irrational freebies from public funds during election campaigns.
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Can't Control Parties' Freebies Promises, Poll Panel Tells Supreme Court
Any action to regulate promises by political parties to give out freebies if elected to power would be an overreach unless legal provisions are put in place, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court today.
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"Freebie Budget Going Beyond Regular Budget": Supreme Court Airs Concern
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.
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Our Focus Must Be On Growth, Not Election Freebies: Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that political parties should focus on development instead of doling our freebies during elections.
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Sarkar Movie Row: Movie Makers Reportedly Agree To Drop Scenes
Movie Sarkar, a political thriller starring actor Vijay, swept the box office and minted over Rs. 100 crores within two days of its opening. But the movie has run into trouble over some scenes that allegedly attacked late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's welfare schemes.Tamil Nadu law minister CV Shanmugam on Thursday compared superstar Vijay's film...
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FIR Against Sushil Modi for Offering Freebies Before Bihar Polls
An FIR was lodged against BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today for trying to allure voters by promising them free laptops, colour TVs and sarees during his public address ahead of the state assembly polls, police said.
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Akhilesh Yadav's free laptop story: a scheme riddled with debt and delays
The ambitious free laptops scheme of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is facing bureaucratic glitches with lakhs of laptops still waiting to be distributed while the state government is yet to foot the bill for the freebies promised during the Assembly elections last year.
