It may not be contrary to the letter of the law, but it is brazenly against its spirit

xElections to the Bihar Assembly were announced at a press conference on October 6 by the three election commissioners. The press conference was announced in advance to take place at 4 pm. Just an hour before, at 3 pm, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar made a direct transfer of cash amounting to Rs 2,100 crores of Rs 10,000 each to 21 lakh women under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyami Yojana. Earlier, on the same day, the chief minister inaugurated a section of the Patna Metro.

Is this distribution of largesse, literally minutes before the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes in, ethical? It may not be contrary to the letter of the law, but it is brazenly against its spirit. In fact, to

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