Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
The central government has made it clear in the parliament that Bihar cannot be given special status. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the monsoon session, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that earlier some states were given special category status by the National Development Council (NDC), but there were several reasons behind it. That NDC gave special status to states based on certain features that required special consideration.
The Minister of State for Finance, in his written reply, said that the states which have been given special status include hilly and difficult terrain, low population density or large proportion of tribal population, strategic location on borders with neighboring countries, backwardness in economic and basic infrastructure problems and inclusion of state finances. happens Based on that some states have been given special state status.
Also referred to the report of the Inter-Ministerial Group
He further said that earlier Bihar’s request for special category status was considered by the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), which also submitted its report on March 30, 2012. The IMG concluded that based on the existing NDC criteria, a case for special category status for Bihar was not made out.
JDU leader said – Bihar will get a lot
The reactions of the political parties on the government’s written reply in Parliament have also come out. JDU leader Sanjay Singh said that the central government has said that Bihar cannot get special status, but Nitish Kumar has said that Bihar will get a lot from the center in the coming days. Bihar government minister Maheshwar Hazari said that this demand of Bihar will definitely be fulfilled in the coming time. BJP Quota Minister Neeraj Bablu said that the central government is paying special attention to Bihar.
RJD attacked JDU
At the same time, RJD MLA Alok Mehta said that the JDU has always been doing special status politics for Bihar. Now that the center has rejected Nitish’s demand, the JDU leaders should resign from the central government. Nitish Kumar should part ways with NDA.
