The Economist (US), January 20th, 1996
Ten politicians from several different parties have been accused of graft by the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation. The fact that he is not personally accused and that the corruption is spread through several parties should improve the prospects of Narasimha Rao, the current prime minister.
INDIAN voters have long believed that all politicians, regardless of party affiliation, are crooks. So they are jubilant rather than surprised that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged ten senior politicians of various parties with accepting kickbacks. The ten include L.K. Advani, hea...
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