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Opinion | Why Freebies Work Brilliantly, Until They Suddenly Don't: A Tamil Nadu Paradox
Freebies work under three conditions - and fail when any one of those conditions is absent.
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Laptop Politics Vs Vijay Wave: First-Time Voters On DMK's Freebie Pitch
With actor Vijay making a high-voltage political plunge, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK is sharpening its youth outreach - the centrepiece being distribution of 10 lakh free laptops to final-year college students across Tamil Nadu.
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"Are We Not Creating Class Of Parasites?" Supreme Court's Big Remark On Freebies
Making strong observations on the practice of political parties announcing freebies ahead of elections, the Supreme Court has said people are "not willing to work" because of them and wondered whether a "class of parasites" was being created.
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Opinion | Thanks To Freebies, India's Elections Are Merely Transactional Now
Indeed, electoral politics has long ceased to be ideology-driven. Instead, it has become transactional, with legislators primarily motivated by the desire to win elections and secure lucrative portfolios in the ruling alliance.
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Ex RBI Chief Demands Centre's White Paper On Political Parties' Freebies
The Modi government should come out with a 'White paper' to generate consensus among political parties on the issue of giveaways or freebies, former RBI Governor D Subbarao has said.
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NDTV Battleground Highlights: Freebies vs Aspirations- What Works In Karnataka?
With Lok Sabha elections just about a month away, we are decoding Karnataka's political landscape at 'NDTV Battleground'.
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Opinion: Budget 2024 - BJP Government Signalling A Break From Freebie Raj?
In a serious departure from political precedence, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's vote-on-account this year has steered clear of populism. Is the country finally debating the feasibility of electoral freebies?
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"Politics Of Freebies Distort Expenditure Priorities": Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Politics of so-called freebies for which society sees "mad race", distort expenditure priorities, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Sunday and asserted that the need was to "empower not pockets but human minds".
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Promise Of Pre-Poll Freebies "Corrupt Practice": Petitioners To Supreme Court
The promise of pre-election freebies by political parties is a corrupt practice and "bribe" under the Representation of the People Act which is a ground for declaring an election to be void, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday.
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Union Minister's "Political Start-Up" Dig At AAP At Delhi Civic Poll Rally
Mr Puri took a swipe at the Aam Aadmi Party's "freebies" strategy for polls, and said the more pressing issue is to "rebuild the city" as the national capital's land area has remained the same while its population has increased manifold.
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Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Hearing of Pleas Over Political Freebies
The Supreme Court on Friday said that there was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
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Inform Voters How Promises Will Be Funded: Poll Panel To Political Parties
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday wrote to the political parties for providing authentic information to the voters to assess the financial viability of their election promises.
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Pay For Freebies From Budget, Don't Burden Utilities: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said political parties that come to power on pre-poll promises of freebies should pay for those through budgetary provisions.
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On Freebies, Supreme Court Refers Case To New Bench, Hearing Live-Streamed
On political parties promising freebies ahead of elections, the Supreme Court today asked a three-judge bench to review a past order that said such handouts are "not a corrupt practice".
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There Needs To Be Debate On "Serious" Issue Of Freebies: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there must be a "debate" on the "serious" issue relating to the practice of political parties promising freebies and asked why cannot the centre call for an all-party meeting on it.
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Opinion | Why Freebies Work Brilliantly, Until They Suddenly Don't: A Tamil Nadu Paradox
Freebies work under three conditions - and fail when any one of those conditions is absent.
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Laptop Politics Vs Vijay Wave: First-Time Voters On DMK's Freebie Pitch
With actor Vijay making a high-voltage political plunge, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK is sharpening its youth outreach - the centrepiece being distribution of 10 lakh free laptops to final-year college students across Tamil Nadu.
-
"Are We Not Creating Class Of Parasites?" Supreme Court's Big Remark On Freebies
Making strong observations on the practice of political parties announcing freebies ahead of elections, the Supreme Court has said people are "not willing to work" because of them and wondered whether a "class of parasites" was being created.
-
Opinion | Thanks To Freebies, India's Elections Are Merely Transactional Now
Indeed, electoral politics has long ceased to be ideology-driven. Instead, it has become transactional, with legislators primarily motivated by the desire to win elections and secure lucrative portfolios in the ruling alliance.
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Ex RBI Chief Demands Centre's White Paper On Political Parties' Freebies
The Modi government should come out with a 'White paper' to generate consensus among political parties on the issue of giveaways or freebies, former RBI Governor D Subbarao has said.
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NDTV Battleground Highlights: Freebies vs Aspirations- What Works In Karnataka?
With Lok Sabha elections just about a month away, we are decoding Karnataka's political landscape at 'NDTV Battleground'.
-
Opinion: Budget 2024 - BJP Government Signalling A Break From Freebie Raj?
In a serious departure from political precedence, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's vote-on-account this year has steered clear of populism. Is the country finally debating the feasibility of electoral freebies?
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"Politics Of Freebies Distort Expenditure Priorities": Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Politics of so-called freebies for which society sees "mad race", distort expenditure priorities, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Sunday and asserted that the need was to "empower not pockets but human minds".
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Promise Of Pre-Poll Freebies "Corrupt Practice": Petitioners To Supreme Court
The promise of pre-election freebies by political parties is a corrupt practice and "bribe" under the Representation of the People Act which is a ground for declaring an election to be void, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday.
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Union Minister's "Political Start-Up" Dig At AAP At Delhi Civic Poll Rally
Mr Puri took a swipe at the Aam Aadmi Party's "freebies" strategy for polls, and said the more pressing issue is to "rebuild the city" as the national capital's land area has remained the same while its population has increased manifold.
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Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Hearing of Pleas Over Political Freebies
The Supreme Court on Friday said that there was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
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Inform Voters How Promises Will Be Funded: Poll Panel To Political Parties
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday wrote to the political parties for providing authentic information to the voters to assess the financial viability of their election promises.
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Pay For Freebies From Budget, Don't Burden Utilities: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said political parties that come to power on pre-poll promises of freebies should pay for those through budgetary provisions.
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On Freebies, Supreme Court Refers Case To New Bench, Hearing Live-Streamed
On political parties promising freebies ahead of elections, the Supreme Court today asked a three-judge bench to review a past order that said such handouts are "not a corrupt practice".
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There Needs To Be Debate On "Serious" Issue Of Freebies: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there must be a "debate" on the "serious" issue relating to the practice of political parties promising freebies and asked why cannot the centre call for an all-party meeting on it.
