Supreme Court Frowns Upon Parties Offering Freebies Ahead of Polls

Supreme Court deprecated the practice of announcing freebies prior to the elections, citing the cash transfer schemes like Ladki Bahin, where people were unwilling to work as they were getting free rations.

While hearing the plea seeking shelter for the homeless in Delhi, the bench said, “Are we not creating a class of parasites? ” Justice Gavai recounted his personal experience of how agriculturists in Maharashtra were not getting laborers as they were getting “things free at home”.

Attorney General R Venkataramani emphasized that the center would soon roll out the urban poverty alleviation mission. The matter will be taken up for hearing after six weeks.