Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court agreed to list for hearing on March 21 a PIL against the practice of political parties promising freebies during elections.
“This is important. We will keep this on board on March 21,” said a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra after petitioner’s lawyer in the case mentioned the matter for early hearing.
The plea said there should be a total ban on populist measures to gain undue political favour from voters as they violate the Constitution, and the Election Commission should take suitable deterrent measures.
The apex court had earlier said that the issue of freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns requires extensive debate, and referred the case to a three-judges bench.
