Motipur (Muzaffarpur): The rusting old gates of the Motipur Sugar Mill in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, have been locked for decades now. The iron gates, which once saw hundreds of trucks and wagons passing through them every day, now serve as a grim reminder of what once was the industrial heartbeat of north Bihar. Time seems to have frozen behind these locked gates. Industrial chimneys stand cracked, machines are accompanied by weeds that have grown around them, and the pin-drop silence of the place tells its own story - one of decay, despair, deceit, and unfulfilled promises. For the people of Motipur, the sugar mill is not just an abandoned factory. It is a story of broken livelihoods and faded hopes, and the old wounds resurface every election season. 'We had a very tough childh

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