An opaque working style centred around the cult of individual leaders, a petrified media, the demise of watchdog bodies and inaction by the law enforcement agencies have provided an ideal breeding ground for power peddlers of all kinds.
J&K L-G Manoj Sinha had disclosed in the 2019 election affidavit that he had received Rs 25 lakh as an 'unsecured loan' from Sanjay Prakash Rai. Sinha unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Ghazipur constiuency on a BJP ticket.