UPA overdrive fuels early election buzz

The UPA's sudden spurt of action has sent the political theatre abuzz with speculation that it is mulling early Lok Sabha polls despite denial by the Congress. Consider the crucial big-ticket decisions it has taken in the recent past- the hanging of terror peddlers Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru, kickstarting of the Direct Benefits (Cash) Transfer, fast-tracking flagship programmes such as the Food Security Act, the appointment of Rahul Gandhi as Congress vice-president and the Gandhi scion holding a series of in-house parleys.

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