Rahul Gandhi had flown down to join the state-wide protests which are a part of the nationwide ‘chakka jam’ called by trade unions against the four new labour codes, to which in Bihar has been added the issue of the electoral roll revision.

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government is planning to introduce 1,000 new trains in the coming five years and begin operations of the bullet train by 2027. He detailed an elaborate ambitious plan of the ministry to upgrade railway transportation.

“Setting aside the military threat from China, it seems to me that this is a far bigger issue than anything else. It is going to cause an existential threat to our tribes and our livelihoods. It is quite serious because China could even use this as a sort of ‘water bomb'”