The petition contends that offering freebies in the run-up to elections unfairly sways voters and calls for such promises to be treated as bribes.
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The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notices to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the central government on a plea seeking to classify election promises of freebies by political parties as bribes.
The petition contends that offering freebies in the run-up to elections unfairly sways voters and calls for such promises to be treated as bribes.
It further argues that this practice undermines the integrity of the democratic process.
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The plea also urged the Supreme Court to instruct the ECI to implement immediate measures to stop political parties from making such pre-election promises.
The petition has been tagged with other pending cases.
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