PM Narendra Modi on Friday hit back at Mallikarjun Kharge's statement on election promises. The Prime Minister wrote on social media – Congress is now realizing that it is easy to make false promises, but it is difficult or impossible to implement them properly.
In fact, at an event in Bengaluru on October 31, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that we should make promises that can be fulfilled. Otherwise, the next generation will be left with nothing but infamy.
Modi wrote – the situation is worse in Congress-ruled states PM wrote – Congress keeps on making promises to people through campaigning, which they can never fulfill. Now they are completely exposed to the public. Look at any Congress-ruled state today – Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana – the pace of development and economic conditions are going from bad to worse.
Their so-called guarantees have been unfulfilled, which is a terrible betrayal of the people of these states. The victims of such politics are the poor, the youth, farmers and women, who are not only benefiting from these promises, but their current schemes are also being undermined.
PM wrote- Congress busy in internal politics and looting
The PM further wrote that the Congress party in Karnataka is engaged in internal party politics and looting instead of development. Not only this, they are also going to withdraw the existing schemes.
Government employees in Himachal Pradesh are not paid on time. Farmers in Telangana are waiting for the promised loan waiver.
Earlier in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan he had promised some such allowances which were not implemented for five years. There are many examples of how Congress works.
Know what is the issue of freebies, SC has also given notice A hearing was held in the Supreme Court on October 14 on promises of free schemes by political parties before the elections. A bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra issued a notice to the central government and the Election Commission.
Karnataka's Shashank J Sridhar in the petition has sought to declare promises of free schemes during elections by political parties as bribes. The Supreme Court has also demanded that the Election Commission should stop such schemes immediately. The court merged today's petition with the earlier petitions for hearing.
The petitioner said, 'Political parties are not telling how they will complete such schemes. This puts an incalculable burden on the government exchequer. This is a fraud on the voters and the constitution. Therefore, immediate and effective measures should be taken to prevent this.
2 main petitions in Supreme Court…
October 2024: Petitioner Shashank J Sridhar said – freebies should be treated as bribes.
Petitioner Shashank J Sridhar's counsel Balaji Srinivasan raised the matter before a bench of CJI DY Chandrachud on Monday (October 14). He said that political parties promising free schemes during assembly or general elections are considered bribes or inducements for votes under the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
January 2022: BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay files a PIL BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay approached the Supreme Court with a PIL against freebies. In his petition, Upadhyay appealed to voters to stop promising freebies or free gifts by political parties during elections. It has been demanded that the Election Commission should cancel the recognition of such parties.
What has happened in the Supreme Court so far? A three-member bench headed by former Chief Justice NV Ramana began hearing the freebies case in August 2022. The bench also had Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Hima Kohli. Later the then Chief Justice UU Lalit heard the case and now CJI DY Chandrachud is hearing the case.
The Election Commission had said – You decide the definition of free schemes During a hearing in the Supreme Court on August 11, the Election Commission had said that it is not within the power of the Election Commission to regulate the policy adopted by parties on freebies.
It is a policy decision of political parties whether to promise freebies before elections or after elections. Taking any action without making rules in this regard will abuse the powers of the Election Commission. Only the court should decide what is a free scheme and what is not. After this we will implement it.
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