Original: Housha Source WeChat official account: Housha has been authorized to reprint
Just as Indians were still shocked by the catastrophic accident of three trains colliding on the evening of June 2nd, two days later, a bridge under construction across the Ganges River in Bihar collapsed again.
Why say ‘again’ because it collapsed once last year.
The bridge quickly poured into the river like a directional explosion, and Indian media claimed that these “concrete” melted like milk powder after entering the water.
It goes without saying that behind this lies how terrifying the cutting corners are. Even European media such as Germany have claimed that India’s bridge project has astonishing corruption.
Ambitious Indian netizens who have just been severely hit by a train accident, this time due to a house leak and continuous night rain, have been so angry that they have expelled Bihar from India. They commented on Twitter:
This state is hindering India’s progress
It’s not in India, it’s happening in Bihar
Only in Bihar
Ten years ago, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were on the same level, but now Uttar Pradesh has far surpassed Bihar
“Bihar is not as good as Africa, which should be attributed to Nitish Kumar (Chief Minister of Bihar)”
This is a bridge built by Bihar, not the state
Bringing shame to Hinduism, please stop this behavior among Bihar people
This is the second time it has happened, Bihar is really shameful
Last year it collapsed due to strong winds, and this time it’s because the sunlight is too strong
Thank you to the politicians who entrusted the project to their relatives and friends. You have dedicated 17 billion rupees to the Holy River
Indians are making every effort to narrow down the bridge collapse scandal to Bihar, to prove that India is still strong and developed.
Nearly 300 people died in the railway accident, so we don’t want to make too much fun of India, after all, everyone has compassion.
But the bridge collapse accident made it much easier for everyone to mock, and Indians themselves are also very popular.
However, they are still quite self comforting in India.
Those pro People’s Party thugs and followers have found the cause of the bridge collapse, and it is a very scientific conclusion:
Because the goddess of the Ganges did not like this bridge crossing the Ganges River, she twice became angry and did not want it to be built. However, the Ganges goddess is also a benevolent deity, and if the bridge collapses after it is opened to traffic, many, many people will die. So, she chose to stop construction on Sunday to avoid casualties.
In India, where religionization is becoming increasingly severe, this reason is acceptable to many people.
How crazy can Hindus be? On June 3rd, when Modi was inspecting a railway accident, a group of people excitedly shouted “Modi, Modi!!” in an atmosphere resembling a canvassing scene.
So, what about collapsing a bridge? If the Ganges goddess doesn’t like it, it has nothing to do with people. This can also be considered a force majeure factor.
If we can get rid of Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, it may help Modi politically, because they fell out last year.
Since it comes to politicians, let’s talk about the underlying issue behind the bridge collapse accident – politics.
Nitish Kumar (born in 1951) family has ruled Bihar for more than 20 years, but he does not belong to Modi’s People’s Party. He is the leader of the “unification faction” of the People’s Party and has his own strength. Last year, they formed an alliance with the opposition party, the National People’s Party (RJD), and turned against Modi.
Kumar also served as the Minister of Transport and Minister of Railways of the Indian Government, which is almost true in the state.
Modi could not offend him, because Bihar was the fourth largest group of members of the Indian People’s House (Parliament), and these members and Kumar were community of interests.
If Modi wants to be successful in Congress, he must cooperate with Kumar,
Modi came to power in 2014, and Kumar’s “unification faction” won in 2015. He became the chief state minister of Bihar.
The Agwani Sultan Ganji Bridge is a gift for Kumar, with a budget of 17 billion rupees (about 1.4 billion yuan), but Indian officials have never confirmed this amount, because it is a bottomless hole.
Kumar handed over the bridge to his family members (any contractor would contact them), and Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar and Kumar’s brother Satish Kumar became the decision makers of the bid.
The project contractor won the bridge construction contract after paying a high price to the Kumar family.
The bridge was originally scheduled to be completed and opened to traffic in 2020. Before Modi said that Kumar would play a major role in creating a “new India, new Bihar”.
Modi said in 2020, “Time has proved that Bihar has elected a correct government, and Kumar’s plan will benefit everyone in Bihar.”
He sincerely recognized Kumar’s leadership and ability to implement the central welfare plan.
Indian cabinet officials also said, ‘The people of Bihar will have a bright future, and Modi will help create a new era of prosperity here.’.
But this bridge has not been completed on schedule, and it is said to be changed to November 2023.
In fact, its total length is only 3.1 kilometers, which is a typical hybrid structure between cable-stayed bridges and cantilever bridges, and is a widely used mature construction technology.
During the three-year extension period, the state government added an additional budget, and in short, these people have taken advantage of it.
In April 2022, when the bridge collapsed, Kumar pretended to be furious, claiming to thoroughly investigate the accident and send the people involved to the court. Is he going to arrest his brother or son? Or your confidants?
When the bridge could not be completed on schedule, Modi already knew that the darkness behind the bridge was extremely deep, but he did not intervene in state affairs on the grounds of respecting democracy.
Because Kumar stood by Modi in the Indian election in 2019, and Modi supported Kumar’s re-election as Chief Minister in 2020.
The corruption of Kumar family is allowed, which is his political transaction with Modi.
To what extent is Bihar corrupt?
In addition to the bridge, Kumar also said to build roads to promote the economy. So, the national highway project was approved by the government.
In 2015, while the bridge was under construction, the construction of National Highway 227 also began.
But three consecutive contractors ran away after receiving the project payment, and the state government conducted three more bids.
The road has been built, but when it rains, it becomes like this, and all kinds of vehicles have become amphibious special vehicles.
The locals are all cursing and even posting videos and photos of water puddles online, but what’s the use? You have said too much, the construction party will sue you immediately.
National Highway 227 can only be repaired continuously, as long as the government pursues funding.
This is the leadership ability of Kumar who Modi praises endlessly.
But on August 2022, Kumar fell out with Modi. The main reason is that Kumar thinks that alliance with the People’s Party is not conducive to the next general election. He wants to align with the opposition RJD of the People’s Party.
Another reason is that Kumar wants to conduct a state wide caste census to clarify the social caste structure. Modi opposes this groundbreaking behavior, hoping that caste status is blurred (except for the Dalits) to prevent votes from being dispersed.
After the falling out between the two, Kumar, Kumar’s son, former Chief Minister Dewi, Dewi’s son, RJD Chairman Yadav and others negotiated the terms of the deal, pushing the BJP out of the state’s coalition government.
In fact, this is a fierce struggle between the two sides in the distribution of interests.
However, the Hindu forces supporting Modi dare not directly link the bridge with Kumar, because this is also one of Modi’s “political achievements”.
The next question is more interesting, is this bridge still being built? 17 billion rupees have all been thrown into the water, how can we explain?
That can only be rebuilt and allocated more funds, as the Indians have all said. This is because the Ganges goddess is angry, so it doesn’t matter whether to catch people or not. Even if arrested, with the judicial process in India, it won’t take ten or eight years for the case to be resolved.
The main question is how to persuade the Ganges Goddess. When the time comes, Modi or Kumar will take a group of Hindu holy sticks to the Ganges to pay homage. Is that OK? Everything should be scientific.
On May 27, Modi brought a group of Brahmin priests to the opening ceremony of the parliament (new building).
Modi expressed his respect for the Golden Stick (religious scepter) by throwing his body to the ground.
The Indian Constitution states that this is a secularization country. Isn’t this Caesaropapism approach unconstitutional? So the people of the National Congress Party are extremely angry, but it’s useless to be so angry.
Indian high school textbooks have also removed basic knowledge such as the periodic table of chemical elements and evolution theory.
When politicians in a country go against the wise in order to attract Hindu votes for elections, it is not surprising what kind of accidents happen.
The United States and the West are very fond of praising India, and the US Congress has invited Modi to give a speech at a joint session of Congress on June 22nd. American media claim that this is a great honor given to Modi by the United States and a recognition of India’s democratic values.
If China were as muddled as India, the West would also like China very much.
But from the day New China was established, it did not exist to please anyone.
The independent freedom obtained through bloodshed and sacrifice is completely different from the “independent freedom” obtained by pleading with the colonizers. The former will create a new world; The latter, wallowing in the quagmire of the old system.
China has built a complete industrial system, and the name ‘infrastructure maniac’ does not come out of thin air.
What a big deal, like this bridge in India, can be completed by Chinese companies in just two years.
But are we going to help them with infrastructure? No need.
Moreover, people will not accept it, ‘A small bridge breaking incident is a big one, a big one is a bad one’.
A netizen in Thailand made a comment yesterday that broke the defense of Indians. He said: As a member of ASEAN, Thailand is very lucky to be surrounded by China and India. The Chinese tell us what to do, while the Indians tell us what not to do!
It seems that India’s state of existence is also valuable.
Since Indians can give the pot to the Ganges goddess, let India move forward under the guidance of the gods, with ten people on a motorcycle!