It is unfathomable the Parrikar was being coerced to appear at the site of the bridge. On the other hand, it is most likely that Parrikar coerced his medical team to allow him out in the open.
Mayawati had earlier, however, cleared that her party does not support Congress' ideologies and policies and that the support extended was mere to prevent the BJP from grabbing power in both the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The media, the politicians, the so-called political analysts and even ordinary people consistently use battle metaphors to describe electoral contests. In this sense, 2019 is no less than a war and a civilizational one at that.
With today's Supreme Court verdict on the 'Rafale scam', the matter should be finally allowed to rest. But judging from their conduct thus far, it appears unlikely.