A pre-election 'offer'

With elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi round the corner, aspirants from various political parties have started making myriad promises to woo voters. A poster by an aspirant from a national political party at a busy intersection in Mayur Vihar in East Delhi caught people’s attention for the “offer” it made: A free recharge to anyone who called on a certain toll-free number. It was only this January that the Election Commission had censured Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for his remarks on bribery at a poll rally in Goa. Kejriwal had allegedly