With every passing hour since the hold up on the flyover in Punjab, it is becoming more and more apparent that Modi intends to use it as an excuse for avoiding an election in Punjab that the BJP is bound to lose.
Assembly elections in the states of Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand will be held on February 14, while elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases from February 10 to March 7. In Manipur, the election will be held in two phases, on February 27 and March 3.
The scientific community fears that selling it off to a financial intermediary or trading company will eventually affect the future of research and development in electronics in India.