"freebies"

Vijay unveiled TVK’s manifesto promising cash transfers, loan waivers, free services and welfare schemes ahead of Tamil Nadu polls, despite criticising “freebie politics”, positioning the party competitively against Dravidian rivals with extensive voter-focused benefits.

The Supreme Court criticised the freebies culture ahead of elections, warning that indiscriminate subsidies burden taxpayers and hurt development. While backing welfare for the poor, the court said states must revisit populist policies and maintain fiscal discipline

Since the announcement of Bihar Assembly elections, authorities have seized liquor worth Rs 23.41 crore, cash, drugs, and freebies totaling Rs 64.13 crore. Over 750 people have been arrested, with intensive surveillance and enforcement measures in place to ensure fair polling

SC says it would be better to make people a part of the society's mainstream and contribute towards national development

Raising I-T exemption threshold has clear political undertones, especially in a city where the middle class dominates — nearly 67% of Delhi is middle-class against 31% nationally — the voter base

Though Modi had, in 2022, castigated other parties for propagating a ‘freebies culture’, the BJP’s Delhi manifesto has gone one up on the AAP playbook

Peoples' issues like pollution, law and order, crimes against women and infrastructure take a backseat

Addressing the Jaipur Literature Festival, Rajan expressed the view that the government should be prepared to decentralize, citing positive outcomes in education and healthcare seen in states like Delhi, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.

The Supreme Court, which was initially reluctant to consider the plea and asked as to how it can control all kinds of promises made by the respective governments before elections, later agreed to take it up.

The elections to the 230-member Assembly in Madhya Pradesh are scheduled to be held by the end of this year

The Minister KT Rama Rao asked whether Modi was the Prime Minister only for Karnataka or for the entire country? Why would the BJP not give free gas cylinders and milk to people of other States

Regular incomes through steady jobs and not doles will help people stand on their legs

Patna: At a time when a large section of people in this country are struggling to achieve financial empowerment, there are two types of ideologies running parallel in the country. One is to provide help to people who are financially deprived and the other is terming it “Muft Ki Revari” freebies. Both the ideologies are […]

Hyderabad: In a scathing attack on Central Government’s campaign on freebies, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ignoring welfare of the poor and sought to know the expenditure details of borrowings sourced by the union Government. Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country’s debt was Rs. 56 lakh crore. But […]

Hyderabad: Amid a nation-wide debate on freebies, MLC K Kavitha on Tuesday declared that the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was categorically opposed to the Centre’s move to stall the welfare schemes, terming them as freebies. She accused the Centre of putting pressure on the State governments to stop the welfare schemes. “The welfare of […]

By Dr Oruganty Prasada Rao Over the years, ‘freebies’ have become an integral part of politics for parties to either win elections or stay in power by offering them as ‘bait’ to woo the voters. Political parties vie with each other to provide freebies and add new ones to the list with each election. These […]

A law on election manifestos and freebies, as stressed by SC, is yet to see the light of the day