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Freebie Culture in Politics and Democracy

Freebie Culture in Politics and Democracy Context: This topic is important for UPSC GS Paper 2 and Essay. In a democratic setup state undertakes welfare measures as a matter of civil rights to its citizens .But the rising freebies culture cultivate a patron-client syndrome and jeopardise free and fair election in the country. Today’s political parties resort to unsolicited freebies to attract the voters. The line between welfarism and populism has blurred. Welfare initia

IRRATIONAL FREEBIES CULTURE

IRRATIONAL FREEBIES CULTURE Recently the Supreme court bench said it will see to what extent it can or cannot intervene to stop political parties from distributing irrational freebies. Even the court asked the central government whether distributing irrational freebies during election campaigns is financially viable. It also referred to the use of the expertise of the Finance Commission in curbing the irrational poll freebies. Source - THE HINDU Supreme court view The Supre

PFI ban under UAPA

PFI ban under UAPA The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) declared the Popular Front Of India, and its front organizations as an “unlawful association” under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). About UAPA The UAPA is India’s main law against terrorism and terrorist activities. It allows the government to declare an organisation an “unlawful association” or a “terrorist organisation”, which is often collo

Criminalization of Politics

Criminalization of Politics Two lawmakers from the state of Uttar Pradesh were recently found guilty on criminal charges, but only one of them has been disqualified and had his seat proclaimed empty by the secretariat of the Legislative Assembly of the State. What is political criminalization? The criminalization of politics refers to the involvement of criminals in politics, including their ability to run for office and be elected to the State and Federal legislatures. It