Delhi election 2025: As the Delhi Assembly elections draw near, the leading political adversaries in the capital city have pledged comprehensive policies to attract voters. The Aam Aadmi Party, Congress, and Bharatiya Janata Party are all vying to appeal to women voters, a demographic that has gained significant attention from political parties in recent polls. … Read more
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann | Photo Credit: – Punjab has accumulated a debt of over ₹47,000 crore in the past a year and a half, prompting calls from economists to rationalise freebies amid lack of resources to make fresh capital investments as the State’s outstanding debt hovers over 50% of its GDP. Chief Minister Bhagwant … Read more
File picture of BJP leader Varun Gandhi | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Wednesday said political parties have encouraged an entitlement mentality and created a “cradle-to-grave” welfare state by offering freebies. Mr. Gandhi, who has been voicing concern about various governance issues, said there is a need to have a conversation … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Photo Credit: PTI Responding to a question on freebies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who was participating in the 75th year celebrations of Panchjanya — an RSS-linked magazine, said that freebies are something that everyone is talking about these days and everyone traps others on the same subject. “People try … Read more
Indian states‘ offer of ‘economically unsustainable’ sops like farm loan waivers, and restoring old pension systems is a matter of concern, SBI Research wrote in a report dated April 18. “Telangana has committed 35% of revenue receipts of the state to finance the several populist schemes. In terms of percentage of states’ own tax revenue … Read more