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The mystery behind Bihar’s surprisingly low coronavirus numbers

According to health data released by Bihar authorities on Wednesday, there are only 6,392 active cases and the recovery rate is 96.64%.

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By Prerna Ahuja

An explosion in coronavirus cases was expected in Bihar as the state went to polls amid the pandemic but the numbers continue to remain surprisingly low, which remains a mystery. According to health data released by Bihar authorities on Wednesday, there are only 6,392 active cases and the recovery rate is 96.64%. Don’t rub your eyes, you read it right!

In his speech following the National Democratic Alliance victory in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the alliance won because of the excellent Covid-19 management in the country. He recalled the way the country had fought the pandemic from the day of the janata curfew to the present and said it was incredible.

Although cases in India are witnessing a decline with each passing day, several states like Kerala, West Bengal and Delhi are reporting a higher number of cases everyday. But the situation is totally opposite in Bihar with a sharp decrease in total number of active cases. The million-dollar question is: Is Bihar really doing better than other states in terms of Covid management? Are people there wearing masks and following social distancing norms? The news would have been exciting if the answer to this was yes. This does not seem to be the case. During the high-decibel campaign relayed on news TV, we saw people flouting every norm, so much so that people following the norm were kind of the exception. This is also true in other parts of India where festive shopping is seeing more people crowding markets without wearing masks.

Although Bihar is doing much better than many states in terms of testing, most of these have been less accurate rapid antigen tests. According to the health ministry, only 12 percent of Bihar’s total tests have been RT-PCR tests. Taking cognisance of the matter, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Wednesday asked the state to conduct more RT-PCR tests of people who are symptomatic but tested negative in antigen test.

Bihar has conducted more than 1 crore tests so far and most of them have been antigen tests, which can explain the reason behind the state’s surprisingly low numbers. Antigen tests are not considered reliable as they have lower sensitivity and often give out false-negative results.

Although, lower numbers look great on the map of India, the biggest task for the newly-elected NDA government would be to correct the course. The health department of Bihar would have to pull up its socks because the lives of the people are more important than the pat for good performance during the pandemic.

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The Union health secretary’s decision to ask Bihar to do better testing came on the day the electoral process of the state came to an end with one alliance winning a clear majority. And therefore begs the question: were the coronavirus figures underreported just to get done with the election despite several parties wanting a postponement? A government for the people, by the people and, allegedly, of the people has been elected but at what cost to Bihar? Hai koi jawab!

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PM Modi says Congress leaders consider themselves above Lord Ram

PM Modi slammed Congress during a rally in Chhattisgarh, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress party for declining to attend the pran pratishtha ritual at the Ayodhya Ram temple on January 22 this year.

The prime minister said Congress leaders consider themselves above Lord Ram and denied invitation for Pran Pratishtha at Ram Temple, while speaking at a rally in Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. The PM question the people present at the rally that is it not a disrespect of Mata Shabri? Congress leaders inclination toward appeasement politics runs in their family.

For political appeasement, they won’t think twice about stealing the rights of Adivasis, the poor, and Dalits. Poor, young, and women are BJP’s top priorities, Modi said.

PM Modi criticized the Congress again during the rally for claiming that the BJP would alter the constitution.

The leaders of Congress recite the same old phrases whenever an election is about to happen, the PM said. He also said they claim that if the BJP wins power, it will renounce the constitution and abolish reservations. For how long will you continue selling lies?” he asked.

The prime minister continued saying that nobody can change the Constitution, even if Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar were to come and insist on it, it wouldn’t happen.

Those in the Congress threaten to break Modi’s head. Nobody can harm Modi as long as the mothers and sisters of this county stands by him. These mothers and sisters are Raksha Kavach, Modi remarked.

The prime minister further attacked the Congress after Viriato Fernandes, the party’s candidate for South Goa, asserted that Goa was forced to adopt the Indian Constitution.

Referring to his conversation with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Fernandes said he had told him, when Goa was liberated in the year 1961, the Indian Constitution was forced upon us.

The prime minister said, Congress candidate from Goa says Constitution was forced upon Goans; is this not an insult of Ambedkar and Constitution.

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Amit Shah says neither Congress nor Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee can interfere with CAA

Amit Shah revealed the BJP’s target for West Bengal and said they have set a target of winning 35 Lok Sabha seats from West Bengal.

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Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said neither Congress nor Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee can interfere with the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He was speaking at the Karandighi rally in West Bengal where he also made the prediction as to how many seats BJP will win in the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal.

The union home minister asked the masses to cut the money culture. Amit Shah revealed the BJP’s target for West Bengal and said they have set a target of winning 35 Lok Sabha seats from West Bengal. In 2019 Lok Sabha elections the BJP had won 18 out of 42 seats in West Bengal. He asked Mamata Banerjee, what problem will she have if the Buddhist and Hindu refugees from Bangladesh get citizenship in India?

Shah further added if the people of West Bengal want to stop infiltration in the state, then they will have to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister of India again. He said if the people of West Bengal want to free Bengal of violence, stop infiltration in the state, give citizenship to refugees, to stop disrespecting mothers and sisters of the state as it happened in Sandeshkhali, then  only way is to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister.

Amit Shah said that PM Modi had sent Rs 7 lakh crore to West Bengal but the TMC indulged in corruption. He said one can see the houses of Trinamool Congress leaders; 10 years ago they used to live in a hut, moved on cycle and now all of them have 4-storey houses and move around in big cars. He added this is the money of people of West Bengal.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), will make it easier for non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh to get Indian citizenship, was enacted in 2019. But the rules were notified in March this year by the Centre.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi says listening to Hanuman Chalisa under Congress rule is a crime

PM Modi was addressing an election rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, on a day as India celebrates Hanuman Jayanti.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress and said even listening to Hanuman Chalisa has become a crime under the party’s rule. The Prime Minister also said it was difficult to follow one’s faith under the party and accused it of hatching a deep conspiracy to snatch people’s wealth and distribute it among selected few people in the society. PM Modi was addressing an election rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, on a day as India celebrates Hanuman Jayanti.

PM Modi said in a state like Rajasthan where people chant Ram-Ram, Congress banned Ram Navami. He reffered to the redistribution of wealth remarks he had made during a rally in Rajasthan’s Banswara on Sunday and said it has angered the Congress and INDI Alliance so much that they have started throwing abuses at Modi everywhere.

The Prime Minister said that Congress has written in their manifesto that they will survey the wealth. He said the Congress leadership had said in a speech that an X-ray of wealth will be done. He added when Modi exposed the secret then the hidden agenda came out and this has left the people trembling. PM Modi further added that the Congress party has played with the Constitution of the India.

He said when the Constitution was drafted, reservations based on religion were opposed, so that Scheduled Casts (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) could get protection. He said former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had said that Muslims have the first right to the country’s resources.  The prime minister further added Congress’s ideology has always been of appeasement and vote bank politics. He said stones would still be pelted in Jammu and Kashmir, and enemies would still be cutting off the heads of India’s soldiers had Congress been in power.

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