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The citizens' guide to fight corruption Voter considers that all parties are equally corrupt. The only difference may be that some are more so than others or some have been found out while others have not been exposed. There seems to be a total lack of awareness about the damage caused by corruption or lack of probity in public life to the well-being of the people. More Decentralisation & Tenth Plan Although political decentralisation has made some progress, we have miles to go on the road to decentralised governance. The PRIs remain the Achilles' heel in Indian federal polity today. They must be made into a vital instrument in enhancing the qu ality of development and democracy in the country. More Can POTO achieve what TADA could not? A person arrested under the POTO cannot be released on bail by a court until the court is satisfied that there are grounds for believing that he is not guilty of committing such an offence. When the odds are heavily loaded against a person accused of an offence under the POTO, is it not unfair to deny him the right to move an anticipatory bail? More |
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