CM Nitish Kumar’s failure to convene a Cabinet meeting 25 days after taking oath bodes ill for Bihar. NDA leaders must immediately sort out their differences. Since model code of conduct came in force two-and-a-half months back, governance has been at a standstill in the state. Bihar deserves much better.
High time states listen to Centre on limiting RAT tests, excessive reliance has hurt them
It’s high time state governments listened to Centre on limiting rapid antigen tests for Covid. RT-PCR method isn’t as expensive now and states need to invest in ramping up capacity of labs. Using RAT as a substitute defeats the purpose as excessive reliance on them has only hurt many states.
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