The parallel government succeeded in getting the Collector to hand over power and release all the arrested Congress leaders.

"These gangs have become a challenge to the state, parallel governments that threaten Brazil's democracy and the rule of law."

The report contained several observations made by official agencies on the criminal network which was virtually running a parallel government.

He ran a parallel government in defiance of the British government.

The Maoists run a parallel government in the areas they control, and support a 10,000-strong militia.

The parallel government thus collected a loot of more than a lakh.

A spokesman for the parallel government said that the two men had been kidnapped.

Their aim was to establish a parallel government and demonstrate to the outside world what Swarajya, as conceived by him, would be like.

In many areas, it runs a parallel government.

Turkey has political parties, free elections and a parliament, but it is actually run by a parallel government, the military.