Bad economics can also be bad politics

India’s political class never tires of arguing that good economics doesn’t usually make for good politics. Just how untrue that is can be best brought out by the latest CAG report on the UPA’s flagship MGNREGA programme and the sharp increase in cane arrears in Uttar Pradesh that has farmers taking to the streets—a nervous Uttar Pradesh government has reacted by filing a flurry of FIRs against sugar mill managers and owners.

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