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Freebies, welfare schemes must be differentiated, says Supreme Court

The court said that the term freebies should not be confused with welfare measures

Supreme Court of India. Photo: ANI
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Supreme Court of India. Photo: ANI

Bhavini Mishra New Delhi
Continuing with its hearing on the freebies matter, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the difference between what can be termed freebies or welfare measures needs to be determined. The matter will be heard again on August 21.

The court said that the term freebies should not be confused with welfare measures.

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana, Justices Hima Kohli and JK Maheshwari heard the plea seeking directions to political parties to not promise and distribute freebies to voters.

The court said the issue was getting complicated. Political parties such as AAP, Congress and the DMK had