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Amid freebies and accusations, development issues take backseat in election campaign
1 month, 1 week ago

Amid freebies and accusations, development issues take backseat in election campaign

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The development issues crucial to Pune and its surrounding rural areas are conspicuously absent from the current election campaign. The city faces numerous challenges, including delayed projects like the Ring Road, new international airport at Purandar, and long-standing law and order concerns related to the koyta gang and road rage, traffic discipline, frequent jams, inadequate public transport, expansion of …

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Supreme Court agrees to list PIL against practice of parties promising freebies during polls
9 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to list PIL against practice of parties promising freebies during polls

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court agreed to list for hearing on Thursday, March 21, a PIL against the practice of political parties promising freebies during elections, a significant development that comes ahead of general elections beginning April 19. The apex court took note of the submissions of senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, appearing for lawyer and PIL petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay, that the plea …

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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'

Live Law  

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 …

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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: India must be prepared for highly sophisticated, well-funded toolkits seeking regime change
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: India must be prepared for highly sophisticated, well-funded toolkits seeking regime change

Firstpost  

An article on 2020 US presidential elections, Death by a thousand cuts: How Trump was robbed, details how Donald Trump was made to lose not by “in the face” criminality-like outright hacking of voting machines, but what can be better described as “death by thousand cuts”. The article talks about how they changed election laws just before the polls in …

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Fact Check: No, there is no SC-ordered taxpayers' group that will dictate election freebies
2 years, 4 months ago

Fact Check: No, there is no SC-ordered taxpayers' group that will dictate election freebies

India Today  

If social media is to be believed, then India is all set to have the largest organisation of taxpayers in the world. As the Money belongs to our tax payments, so the taxpayers should have the right to oversee its use.” AFWA’s investigation found that while it’s true that the Supreme Court recently recommended a committee comprising several stakeholders that …

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