SATURDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2026

Freebies at election can’t create level-playing field

The Apex Court has expressed its views on the use of freebies before elections. It further stated that they cannot stop the same before the coming elections. Now, these views cannot be lost on the two new PM aspirants: Kejriwal and Mamata. If these two are indeed PM material, then they must take steps to pull out all such freebies in the 2022 elections itself. We want Honest Abes and not trumpeting trumps. These freebies are nothing but surrogate bribes. The ball is in their court. For Goan voters this is their cue to ditch the two parties and all the poached candidates and have a level playing field. The AAP CM face in Goa is shamelessly hijacking the Old Goa protests against the illegal construction. As also his claim on the jobs scam. Do we want such a CM? Voters need to act on these two acts to their own benefit.



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Do a risk-benefit analysis before imposing lockdowns

VINAY DWIVEDI, Benaulim
Published Jan 29, 2022, 11:37 PM IST
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Many cities will witness some semblance of normalcy this weekend with no compulsory restrictions in place even though India’s infection average is 2.5 lakh cases. This spells relief for contact intensive businesses such as eateries. Research shows that the pandemic induced lockdowns shuttered 25 per cent of the restaurants leading to the retrenchment of 25 lakh employees. During the current third wave states have linked mobility restrictions to the extent of stress in the…

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