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FREEBIES are a kind of gifts given to distract the general public from the very concept of elections, the person contesting election trough his manifesto promises to do certain acts if he gets elected but some contestants buy votes by providing gifts that are the freebies. The concept of election is violated by this very act and the act proves to be a BANE. The general public for their temporary comfort take all those gifts and then ultimately fall into a trap which is knitted by the contestants. This very act of both the contestant as well as the people violate the spirit of modal code of conduct set by the competent authority or the said election commission of India, by contestants as they have violated the guidelines and by people that they violated moral grounds against the free and fair elections. In several cases the Supreme Court held that freebies is a kind of bribery and should not be done. Therefore, it is the duty of the general public or the fundamentals of elections to be beware from such tricks and should elect judiciously.A government “by the people and of the people” should quite naturally deliver ideal governance “for the people”, but in reality, it is far apart. Basic issue with democracy is that voters do not make rational or truly informed choices.2 There political decision making seems to be driven by pre- conceived criteria plus have a prejudice for instant gratification, thus keeping most democracies focused on the short-term growth aspect. Thus, freebies vitiate the sanctity of elections, smearing campaigns by candidates have a large bearing on the voter’s personality and their choices. “Freebie” is defined in Webster dictionary as something given without charge. Oxford dictionary defines freebie as something provided or given free of charge. These promises may be aimed at targeted groups of electorates like, BPL families, weaker sections of the society, women, handicapped etc., as well as at electorate as a whole. The kind of exploitation of freebies and hoodwinking voters with short term profit instrument with objective of a ‘Welfare Society”, is only treating the cause of apathy but not uprooting it from the society. So, it is a duty upon the thinkers to righteously fight tooth and nail against such corrupt practices with all means available, otherwise a time shall come to amputate the existence of Democratic Election process.FREEBIES probably a BANE are the aggregate that are given to molest the ethical conducts of election, these activities frustrate the very concept and the soul of fair and free elections. Here a quote can be mentioned “don’t burn your opportunity for temporary comfort”, people get influenced by such activity and give vote for there temporary comfort and then suffer till the next elections. So, besides the contestant exploiting, the people or the ultimate power must also be aware of the same and.muat take the steps judiciously and should inform all about the same to achieve the soul of the concept of fair and free elections in order to achieve democracy!
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