The Supreme Court on August 11, 2022 refused to consider the question of derecognising political parties who resort to freebies.
"Derecognition of parties is an undemocratic thing… I will not go into all that," Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, heading a Bench, orally observed.
The apex court was considering the question of reining in the practice of political parties offering "irrational freebies" to the electorate if they are voted to power, especially in states which are already drowning in debt.
