New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a plea seeking derecognition of political parties who have promised "free" elections. Advocate Barun Sinha had sought an early hearing of the case. Hindu Sena leader Sujeet Yadav has filed the PIL in the Supreme Court, making congress, samajwadi party, bahujan samaj party and aam aadmi party parties.

The petition cited free electricity, laptops, smart phones, samajwadi pension scheme, promise of an allowance of Rs 1,000 per month to women in Punjab. The petitioner said this promotes unethical practices and corruption in the democratic process. The petition said that while staying this, Adalat should disqualify the candidates for the SP, Congress in UP and AAP for punjab assembly elections. Because all parties have made such promises to voters. At the same time, the petitioner has demanded that an FIR be lodged against  the political parties who made such promises and appropriate legal action should be taken.  

The petition, while presenting the figures of loans on those five poll-bound states, said that the governments that will be formed in these states will have to face the state's crumbling economic situation. He presented the data of debt burden on Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. Citing newspaper reports, petitioner's lawyer Vikas Singh told the court that UP has a debt of Rs 6.1 lakh crore, Punjab Rs 2.8 lakh crore, Uttarakhand Rs 68,000 crore and Goa Rs 18,844 crore, so how will those who promise free will fulfil it. 

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