Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh On Plea Challenging Chief Ministers Announcing 'Election Freebies'
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh On Plea Challenging Chief Ministers Announcing 'Election Freebies'

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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the cash assistance offers announced by the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as 'election freebies'.The bench issued notice to the Union of India, States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the Election Commission of India and posted the matter after four weeks. The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the cash assistance offers announced by the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as 'election freebies'. The bench issued notice to the Union of India, States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the Election Commission of India and posted the matter after four weeks. The petitioner, Bhattulal Jain, submitted that the financial situation of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh is very bad, as evidenced by the reports of the Reserve Bank of India; nevertheless, the Chief Ministers of these States have announced cash benefits a few months ahead of the assembly elections, which are due the end of this year.

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