Highlights of India Today English issue dated May 4th, 2015. The Cover Story this week is on how hundreds of poor and innocent Jharkhand men were lured to pay bribes and pose as Maoists to get jobs in the CRPF. The Big Story, Code Red, is on how Sitaram Yechury, the new general secretary of the CPM, will not only have to reconnect with farmers and the working class but also reach out to the middle class to script a revival. Shekhar Gupta, in his column National Interest, writes about Rahul Gandhi's two-month disappearance and his recent return to Delhi. This issue also carries a special report on how the government’s inability to see its land ordinance through in Parliament presents Rahul Gandhi the opportunity to champion farmers’ rights and paper over his mysterious 56-day break. The issue has 2 free magazines – Spice and Simply Hyderabad – with it.
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