ADR organised a webinar on "Freebies Culture and its Impact on Indian Politics & Democracy" on 03rd September 2022 at 3 PM (IST).
The focus points for the webinar are as follows:
- Supreme Court's suggestion to constitute a committee to look into the matter
- Are freebies in Indian politics paving the way to economic disaster?
- Reluctance of political parties to end freebie culture
- Debate on "Welfare vs Freebies" & the role and responsibilities of voters
- Impact of freebie politics on Indian Democracy
Moderator: Maj Gen Anil Verma, Head of ADR and National Election Watch
Speakers:
- Shri Ashwini Upadhyay, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
- Shri T. S. Krishnamurthy, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
- Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Barasat, West Bengal; Trinamool Congress Member
- Dr Ajit Ranade, Founder Member & Trustee of ADR; Vice Chancellor, Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune
- Shri Alok Prasanna, Co-founder and Lead, Vidhi Karnataka
For Agenda: <<CLICK HERE>>
To watch the webinar, click on one of the following links:
Media Coverage:
- The Leaflet: Freebie debate: The best way forward
- Newsclick: Freebie Debate: The Best Way Forward
Date:
03.09.2022
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue :
YouTube & Facebook Live
Topic:
Freebies Culture and its Impact on Indian Politics & Democracy
