Freebies ahead of polls

Freebies ahead of polls Why in the News? A PIL has been filed at the Supreme Court alleging that tax payers’ money are misused by the governments of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to lure voters which amounts to bribery under the law, ahead of the state elections. Distribution of irrational freebies is analogous to the offences of bribery and undue influence under Section 171B and