Madhubani/Darbhanga, Jun 17 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked the Centre to grant special status to the state without delay as it "fulfils each and every criteria".
"The demand is not an issue of any particular party but that of the common man and is in the larger interest of Bihar," Kumar said.
He asked the various political parties in the state to aggressively pursue the demand and put pressure on the Centre for the special status, which will make the state eligible for development grants.
Kumar said: "I am awaiting a positive response from the Centre in this regard. Bihar fulfils each and every criteria for getting the special category status." He was addressing people during his "Dhanyavad (Thanksgiving) Yatra" for the massive mandate the NDA alliance in Bihar received in the Lok Sabha elections.
"The Congress had indicated its willingness to accept the demand on May 15 and now when it had returned to power at the Centre, it should honour its promise and announce granting of special category status," Kumar said. Ze
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