A BJP leader in Maharashtra has attributed the delay in highway construction connecting two towns to US President Donald Trump. The leader also linked this delay to a rise in alcohol consumption in the region. The comments highlight ongoing frustrations with infrastructure development and its broader social implications in the state.
Sujay Vikhe Patil, the former MP from Ahmednagar, made a long arc of an argument to link Trump’s “bad” policies to shortage of material needed for the infrastructure project
Earlier reporting noted: Maharashtra BJP leader blames Trump’s shifting Iran war tactics for rise in alcohol consumption, delay in road work BJP’s Maharashtra vice-president and former MP Sujay Vikhe-Patil on Sunday alleged that the war tactics and shifting positions of US President Donald Trump had contributed to an increase in alcohol consumption among some people in India. “I swear to God, I have never seen such a crazy person in my entire life. The cost has increased by two-and-a-half times, and approvals are needed for the escalated costs as well. These are technical issues…
“Today, due to the unavailability of tar, the contractor has to transport it from Delhi by vehicle. Earlier reporting noted: According to Vikhe-Patil, disruptions in the crude oil supply chain can therefore affect the availability of petroleum products and their derivatives, including bitumen used in infrastructure and road construction, the report added.
In the morning he says stop, in the evening he drops bombs again… It is better for us not to get involved with that man,” the BJP leader said. The troubles you face are the same troubles I face,” he said, referring to the Ahilyanagar-Manmad Road project in Ahilyanagar. This was the link between Trump’s bad policies and the problems the road work in Maharashtra is facing in the hyperlocal level, Patil, the son of Maharashtra minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, said. Iran, meanwhile, has said its doctrine is shifting from a defensive posture towards an offensive one, with the country’s armed forces preparing to adopt “transformative approaches” and take necessary action at the appropriate time, Iranian Fars News Agency reported. Earlier reporting noted: Explaining the link between crude oil and bitumen availability, the BJP leader pointed out that crude oil is processed to produce various petroleum products and that the by-products obtained during the refining process are used in the manufacture of bitumen, according to a report by The Indian Express.
