'Education, healthcare not freebies': AAP-BJP 'rewadi' war reaches Supreme Court
India Today
The AAP has approached the Supreme Court over the BJP's allegation that it was giving out freebies for votes.
The Aam Aadmi Party has approached the Supreme Court saying that expenditure on public welfare schemes, such as education, health, etc cannot be considered as "rewadi" or freebies, as claimed by the BJP.
Taking a dig at the BJP, it said that "debt waivers and tax relief for a few people" should be considered freebies.
"Some parties make some promises before the election but do something entirely different when the government is formed," it said in a petition.
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Taking a dig swipe at PM Narendra Modi, the party mentioned that before the (2014) elections, the Prime Minister had said that every Indian would get Rs 15 lakh each. "But after the government was formed, he waived Rs 10 lakh crore of only a few people," it said.
On Monday, Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the Modi government over the PM's comments on freebies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that efforts were being made to bring in a culture of collecting votes by distributing 'free rewadi' in the country. PM Modi warned people against this "rewadi" culture.
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