Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the freebies promoted by opposition parties are not empowering the people but weakening India’s potential for the future. “We are looking at opportunities for work. People also realise that ultimately, it’s work that is going to matter… a govt job is possibly what the opposition keeps referring to. I hope they understand that some of their actions are hurting India big. When they go around passing these freebies, they are not empowering the people of India, they are weakening India’s potential for the future,” Goyal said while speaking at Times Network’s India Economic Conclave 2023.