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Jul 26 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
In #SupremeCourt CJI calls upon Senior Advocate and Parliamentarian Kapil Sibal, to ask for his opinion in plea by @AshwiniUpadhyay seeking directions to ECI not to permit political parties to distribute freebies from from public fund before elections. Sibal says its serious.
Sibal further informed the court that the solution is difficult but when finance commission allocates funds to states, they must consider the problem of freebies and the amount of debt each state has. He said that the government cannot be expected to pass any directions
The court, on hearing Sibal’s suggestion, adjourned the matter while asking ASG KM Natraj to take instructions in this regard.

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Supreme Court asks Centre to consult with Finance Commission on political parties' freebie distribution
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