The department of administrative reforms ceased to exist in 2012, when the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine came to power in the state for the second consecutive time.
Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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