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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Pitch on cost of poll promises not linked to freebie debate: Election Commission official -Damini Nath

Pitch on cost of poll promises not linked to freebie debate: Election Commission official -Damini Nath

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published Published on Oct 5, 2022   modified Modified on Oct 6, 2022

-The Hindu

The government’s fiscal health will be brought into the political discourse with the proposed change, says top Election Commission of India official 

The Election Commission of India’s (EC) proposal that political parties disclose the financial ramifications of promises in their manifestos was not linked to the recent debate on freebies, but was aimed at improving the implementation of existing guidelines, a top EC official said on Wednesday.

The EC had on Tuesday written to the heads of recognised national and State parties to seek their views on its proposal that parties provide details of the cost and impact of promises they make during polls.

While the Model Code of Conduct guidelines already require parties to explain the rationale behind their promises, the declarations did not provide adequate information, the EC’s letter said. Instead, the EC proposed a format for the parties to declare the information, including the extent of coverage of a promise, the cost to the exchequer, the ways in which it would be paid for and the implications for the State or Union government’s finances. In addition, the EC proforma would also include details of the State or Union government’s receipts and expenditure that would be filled out by the Chief Secretary or Union Finance Secretary.

A day after the EC wrote its letter, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) hit out against it, terming it an “unwarranted move”, in a statement. The EC had recently declined to be a part of a committee to examine the issue of freebies as proposed by the Supreme Court, which was hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking regulation of freebies announced by parties. In July, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that “ revadi culture” or offering freebies was dangerous for the development of the country had stoked debate.

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The Hindu, 5 October, 2022, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pitch-on-cost-of-poll-promises-not-linked-to-freebie-debate-election-commission-official/article65971808.ece?homepage=true


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