Illegal liquor trade thrives in the region & theft has increased due to lockdown. Tribals may have mistaken victims for 'thieves' trying to steal liquor, residents say.
In a social media address, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray ruled out any communal angle to the mob lynching in Palghar and said over 100 people were in custody.
On 16 April, three Mumbai residents, who were on their way to Silvassa, were lynched by local residents in Palghar on the suspicion that they were thieves.
Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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