A poor neighborhood in Delhi recalls empty promises

December 04, 2013 14:13

On Tuesday, the crowded lanes of Sangam Vihar were without those rickshaws outfitted with loudspeakers, which had been blaring political slogans in the lead-up to the state legislative assembly vote the next day.

The last pamphlets had been doled out before being trampled under foot or used as napkins.

No more mega rallies were planned, with most of the biggest political names having come and gone in the past few weeks as they campaigned for a contest seen as a preview for the national elections next year. Read more

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