New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice a plea by the widow of IAS officer G. Krishnaiah, who was lynched in 1994 by a mob led by former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh, challenging the latter's premature release from prison.
Like Uttar Pradesh, in neighbouring Bihar too musclemen-turned-netas have fiercely defended their home turfs with arms and political patronage to ensure their rule by fear.
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With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected or appointed positions, obvious wealth but not quite known sources of income, and family factionalism, sometimes open and bitter, notes Shreekant Sambrani.