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'Shakha' for bureaucrats addressed by RSS chief Rajendra Singh stirs fresh debate

At a time when opposition parties are crying themselves hoarse about the Vajpayee Government's "hidden agenda", a "shakha" for bureaucrats addressed by RSS chief Rajendra Singh in Lucknow on July 25 has stirred a fresh debate.

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