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A Times of India article reveals that recently a 6 year old rape victim was ordered by a Caste Council to wed the 8 year old son of the man who raped her. It is perhaps not surprising to note that this incident emerges from Rajasthan, for long acknowledged as one of the most socially backward states in the country. This incident once again reveals that decentralisation of power by itself is no magic bullet to solve problems. Since the 1990s, the government has put in a fair amount of work into ...