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Karnataka election brings back the question of freebies: Nidhi Razdan discusses
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2/15/2025
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Well, as we head into the final lap of the Karnataka election, which is voting on the
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10th of May, the BJP released its manifesto this week with a familiar debate on the Hindutva
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and non-Hindutva agenda in it.
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But what I thought was interesting was the promise of three free gas cylinders every
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year to poor families along with a free milk scheme.
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Now, is that social welfare for the poor or is that a freebie?
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That's been at the heart of a very bitter debate between the BJP and the opposition
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for several months now, and even the Supreme Court has stepped in and is deciding on the
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issue.
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Now, the BJP says that when it does it, it's not a freebie, it's welfare for the people,
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for the poorest of the poor.
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But the opposition says, well, that's exactly what we're saying as well.
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How do you describe what is a freebie and what is a welfare scheme?
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If you're giving free electricity to people or if you're giving bicycles to school children
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so that they get an education, is that not a welfare scheme as well?
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The questions here are very, very complex, but the politics is clear.
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Mr. Modi wants to take on regional parties that depend on these freebies along with caste
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factors to win elections.
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They are the real challenge to the BJP today.
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Ultimately, though, the issue should be left to voters to decide.
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