The UPA’s quest for legitimacy

The UPA government is clearly on the back foot in regard to the disproportionate force it used to evict Baba Ramdev and his supporters from the Ramlila Maidan in the capital. The entire episode seemed to suggest the UPA is increasingly riven with self-doubts over its own legitimacy and authority as a government elected by the people. This is fast becoming a psychological condition for the coalition government now. The classic symptoms of this condition are there for all to see.

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