Nirmala Sitharaman, Arvind Kejriwal spar over electoral freebies
2 years, 4 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman, Arvind Kejriwal spar over electoral freebies

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday rejected Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s criticism of central government’s management of the fiscal and demanded an informed debate on freebies--benefits announced by political parties ahead of polls. The debate over freebies also highlights the stark difference in the way political parties view how economic growth and social welfare goals could be achieved. Sitharaman said, “Delhi Chief Minister has given perverse twist to the debate on freebies. Responding to Kejriwal’s criticism, a central government official said on condition of anonymity that nobody is saying that free benefits to the poor is wrong but it is also wrong to classify the loan write-offs as being freebies, or to say that corporate tax rate cut was designed to benefit the corporate houses.

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Don\'t burden utilities, pay for freebies from budgets: FM
2 years, 3 months ago

Don\'t burden utilities, pay for freebies from budgets: FM

Deccan Chronicle  

MUMBAI: 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. Citing the example of free electricity being promised in many states, the finance minister said the burden for the freebies should not be thrust upon the power discoms or gencos. You should be, …

I’ll bet you ₹15 lakh: Mahua Moitra’s jibe at Nirmala Sitharaman on freebies
2 years, 4 months ago

I’ll bet you ₹15 lakh: Mahua Moitra’s jibe at Nirmala Sitharaman on freebies

Live Mint  

Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra took a jibe at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a tweet over freebies debate on Sunday by sharing a screenshot of a remark made by the latter. In an event on Saturday, the Finance Minister said that the Modi government aims to empower everyone through saturation of the existing welfare schemes as every …

Free Water, Electricity not Freebies but ‘Constitutional Responsibilities of State’, AAP tells SC
2 years, 4 months ago

Free Water, Electricity not Freebies but ‘Constitutional Responsibilities of State’, AAP tells SC

News 18  

While the political arena is already witnessing a war of words over freebies, the Aam Aadmi Party has knocked the doors of the Supreme Court by way of an intervention application. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP through its intervention application filed before the top court in an ongoing matter has claimed that electoral promises such as free water, free electricity are …

Supreme Court calls for a panel to look into freebies issue
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court calls for a panel to look into freebies issue

The Hindu  

August 03, 2022 01:58 pm | Updated 11:09 pm IST - NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on August 3 said the Parliament may not be able to effectively debate the issue of doing away with "irrational freebies" offered to voters during elections, saying the "reality" is that not a single political party wants to take away freebies. The observations from …

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