New Delhi: The Election Commission had sought the opinion of all parties on the issue of the distribution of freebies by political parties. However, it is being told that only a few parties have sent their reply to the Commission on this. The Election Commission had sought the views of all national and state-level political parties on the matter. The Commission had asked all political parties to respond to the issue by October 19. It is being told that the Election Commission had sought the opinion of political parties on the basis of the far-reaching impact of freebies. According to official sources, only 7 political parties have responded to this.  

Earlier, the apex court had decided on the matter and sent it to a 3-judge bench. The announcement of free schemes during the elections and their subsequent implementation is hurting the economy. The court's decision came on a PIL filed by apex court lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. The court said that significant taxpayer money is spent on giving freebies. However, not all plan expenses are freebies. The apex court said that when this court deals with a policy matter, such a matter is beyond the scope or jurisdiction of the court. We thought of suggesting a committee to prepare a white paper on this issue and the need for a wider debate on the issue can be met if an all-party meeting is convened.

The court had said during the hearing that the government should hold an all-party meeting and discuss it. It would be good to form a committee for this. The top court said that there are some questions like what is the scope of judicial intervention? Can the court pass an order to implement any scheme? What should be the composition of the committee? Some party says that the decision of Subramaniam Balaji 2013 also needs to be reconsidered.

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