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Akhilesh U-turn: Withdraws Rs 20-lakh car bounty
July 04, 2012

A day after UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav announced in the state assembly that all MLAs and MLCs would be entitled to purchase a luxury vehicle up to a price of Rs. 20 lakhs out of their respective constituency fund, he has today withdrawn the largesse.

This decision possibly comes after nationwide uproar over the issue.

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