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Thumping her iron fist ; Ever since Chief Minister Mayawati assumed office in May last year, she has clamped down on BSP MLAs and ministers who are accused of criminal acts.

It's a cleansing act that Chief Minister Mayawati is bent on pursuing, even against her own partymen. Ever since she assumed office in May last year, she has clamped down on BSP MLAs and ministers who are accused of criminal acts.

The latest to earn her ire is Bhagwan Sharma alias Guddu Pandit, an MLA from Dibai in Bulandshahar district. He was arrested by the Noida police on June 29 on charges of rape, molestation, illegal confinement and criminal assault on a woman.

Sheetal Birla, a research scholar at Agra University, had alleged that she met Sharma at a wedding and they became close to each other.

Says Brij Lal, additional director-general of police, They married at a temple. But ...

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