No power to de-register political parties promising freebies before elections: ECI to Supreme Court

Promising/distributing freebies using public funds before elections is a policy decision of parties and the viability of the same should be left to be decided by voters of the State, the ECI argued.
Supreme Court and Election Commission of india
Supreme Court and Election Commission of india

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that it has no power to de-register political parties that promise and distribute freebies to voters before and after elections [Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India and Another].

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