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Citizen power in India.(Brief Article)
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MUMBAI
THE Shiv Sena party draws inspiration from a popular warrior king, Shivaji, who ruled western India in the 17th century. Yet, four years after it won power in the western state of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena, unlike its hero, is crumbling under popular anger.
This week a court in the state capital, Mumbai, ordered the demolition of a multi-storey building in Pune (Poona) owned by the son-in-law of the former chief minister of Maharashtra, Manohar Joshi. Mr Joshi, it appears, had helped to transfer land meant for a school to the family venture. In the harshly worded ...
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