
Of course, Delhi’s wily efforts to revert to the old status quo will be bitterly resisted. When millions of people feel they are being exploited by a remote centre of power, a political vacuum is automatically created; in this case, there is no shortage of political parties or leaders willing to fill that vacuum.
The writer belongs to the Biju Janata Dal and is a Rajya Sabha member from Orissa
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