New Delhi: On the promise of providing freebies on behalf of political parties, a hearing was held in the Supreme Court today i.e. on Tuesday. During this, the court said that schemes that provide free facilities and things are important for a person trapped in the quagmire of poverty. The question is, who will decide which things come under the purview of freebies and which will be considered public welfare?
The top court also said that we cannot give additional power to the Election Commission in this matter. The court has also said to hear the matter tomorrow. The court said that freebies are an important issue and need to be debated. CJI NV Ramana has said 'Suppose that if the central government makes a law under which the giving of free gifts to the states is prohibited, then can we say that such a law will not come up for judicial scrutiny. In such a situation, we are listening to this matter for the welfare of the country.
The Supreme Court heard the petition filed by Ashwini Upadhyay regarding this matter, in which there has been a demand to cancel the recognition of political parties that have promised free facilities in the elections. The Chief Justice (CJI) said that the court has the power to issue orders, but tomorrow if someone comes to the court on the welfare of a scheme that is right, then a debate will arise as to why the judiciary should be involved in this. Must intervene.
Let us tell you that the Supreme Court had said earlier also that we will decide what is the gift of freebies. The court asked whether universal health care, access to drinking water, and access to education can be considered as free gifts. We need to define what a free gift is. Can we say that the promise of free fertilizers to farmers and free education to children can be called a gift of free. It remains to be seen what is the proper way to spend public money.
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