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New Delhi: Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis Wednesday demanded that central investigation agency NIA take over the case of businessman Mansukh Hiran’s mysterious death, linked to the finding of an explosive-laden SUV outside Mukesh Ambani’s house, and said “political bosses” of arrested Mumbai cop Sachin Waze must be found out.
Hours after the state government transferred Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh as it faced flak over its handling of the case, BJP leader Fadnavis said Singh and Vaze are “small people”, and the matter can’t be solved by blaming them alone.
“Who are behind this? That should be probed. Political bosses who operated Waze will have to be found out,” he told a press conference here, suspecting that Hiran was murdered and alleging that Vaze had close and deep links with many leaders of Shiv Sena, a party the suspended cop had joined once.
Indiaâs State institutions are failing citizens because they were built to control, not govern
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More than 70 years after Independence, most of Indiaâs institutions continue to act predominantly as forces of control rather than governance and administration. While centralising elements are necessary at times, the problem largely lies in the fact that these institutions, which stemmed from colonial structures, have not evolved along with the countryâs growth, thereby obstructing State capacity. This was perhaps understandable in the initial post-colonial decades given the magnitude of the nation-building project and existential threats. That time, however, is long gone. When we talk about State capacity in India, we are not referring to specific governments or political partie
The other person was a Dutch national who was arrested at the Delhi airport while trying to flee from India on forged travel documents, the police said.
Over the last 10 years, the share of the defence budget spent on capital outlay has declined, from a high of 30% in 2011-12 to as low as 22% in 2018-19.