the optics couldn’t be worse. In his third term as prime minister, Modi is propped up by allies in a coalition government. But the self-proclaimed “non-biological” PM continues to promote his signature event management-style politics, even as disasters and gaffes pile up.
Over the last three weeks, as many as 13 river bridges have collapsed in Bihar, the state ruled by the BJP’s alliance partner, JDU’s Nitish Kumar. Engineers have been suspended for not monitoring the state of the bridges, but who is accountable for this crumbling of vital infrastructure?
