New Delhi, January 7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that state governments seem to have money to provide freebies to people but they claim a financial crunch when it comes paying salary and pension to judges of the district judiciary.
New Delhi, Jan 7: Admitting that some states are unable to pay salaries due to the heavy cost of freebies promised during campaigning, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said the Election Commission of India’s hands are tied on the issue of “freebies” which cannot be disallowed as per a court order.