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Patna: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi gears up for a two-day visit to Bihar starting Thursday, social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has erupted with the hashtag #ModiFailsBihar, with thousands of users expressing disappointment over what they describe as the Prime Minister’s failure to deliver on development promises made to the state.

The trend gained momentum hours before Modi’s scheduled arrival in Patna, where he is expected to inaugurate a new terminal at the Patna airport, lay the foundation stone for the civil enclave at Bihta airport, and address a public rally in Karakat in the Shahabad region.

Despite the government’s announcement of new infrastructure projects, a large section of users on X voiced frustration, comparing Bihar’s slow pace of development to rapid progress in other states, particularly Gujarat. Many questioned why Bihar continued to struggle with issues like poor roads, limited job opportunities, and underfunded educational institutions, while states like Gujarat received consistent investment and attention.

Some users alleged that the Prime Minister was showing open favoritism to Gujarat, his home state, at the cost of backward regions like Bihar. “Why is Bihar still lagging when we were promised ‘double engine sarkar’ development? All we got is announcements before every election,” wrote one user. Another commented, “New terminal in Patna is welcome, but it doesn’t hide the fact that Bihar’s youth are still migrating for jobs. What about long-term plans?”

Posts included screenshots of past promises, comparisons between Bihar and other states on economic and employment indicators, and video clips of earlier speeches made by PM Modi. The hashtag remained among the top trends in India throughout the day, drawing attention from political analysts, journalists, and opposition leaders.

The criticism on social media comes just months ahead of assembly elections in Bihar. PM Modi’s visit is widely seen as part of the BJP’s campaign strategy to gain momentum in the state. While the government is highlighting the launch of major infrastructure projects — including the Rs 1,200 crore terminal in Patna and the Rs 1,410 crore Bihta airport enclave — the backlash online reflects a growing sentiment among sections of the public that announcements have not translated into tangible change for ordinary people.

Even as the BJP hopes to project the visit as a sign of development and future promise, the social media mood suggests that many in Bihar remain unconvinced.

 

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Gaborone (Botswana) (PTI): Amoj Jacob and Ragul Kumar got injured during the men's 4x400m and 4x100 races respectively as India ended their World Athletics Relays campaign in disappointment on the second day of competitions here on Sunday.

The Indian camp had high hopes of making the 2027 World Championships in the men's 4x400m relay but the team did not finish (DNF) the race as Jacob suffered cramps and pulled out of the race after taking the baton from the first leg runner Dharamveer Choudhary. Rajesh Ramesh and Vishal TK were to run in the third and fourth legs.

Those teams which could not qualify for the 2027 Beijing World Championships by reaching the final round of each of the six relay events on Saturday were given another chance in the second qualification round on Sunday.

The top two teams in each of the two heats (in all six relay events) booked the Beijing ticket on Sunday.

India will now have to try and qualify for the World Championships through the Top Lists of the World Athletics, which is a long and tedious process.

In the men's 4x100m race, third leg runner Ragul Kumar fell down the track after failing to hand over the baton inside the exchange zone to fourth leg runner Gurindervir Singh, which clearly showed the lack of coordination among the runners.

Harsh Santosh Raut and Animesh Kujur ran the first two legs.

The Indian quartet was disqualified and Kumar was seen being taken away from the Field of Play with the help of the volunteers.

It was a comedy of errors in the case of the women's 4x100m race, which saw the baton being dropped during an exchange between first leg runner Tamanna and second runner Nithya Gandhe, though the Indians finished the race in 53.09 seconds.

Gandhe started running quite a distance, but after realising that the baton was not in her hand, she turned and ran back to pick it up.

The only silver-lining for the Indian contingent was the national record time in the mixed 4x100m relay race, though the quartet of Ragul Kumar, Nithya Gandhe, Animesh Kujur and Sneha SS finished sixth in heat number two with a time of 41.35 seconds, bettering the previous national mark of 42.30 seconds set in March in Chandigarh.

The mixed 4x400m relay quartet of Theerthesh P Shetty, Kumari Saloni, Nihal William and Rashdeep Kaur ended at fifth in heat number one with a time of 3 minutes and 19.40 seconds.

On Saturday, all the five Indian relay teams had failed to make it to the respective final rounds and thus missed out on the 2027 World Championships berths.

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