Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is sitting on a five-hour-long dharna at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan demanding special status for the state. Earlier, he led a protest march from his residence to the Gandhi Maidan, covering some 6 km. Â
“We have been demanding this for a long time. But instead of acting on it, the proposal has been put in cold storage. Seemandhra was given a special status within 24 hours without any demand, and there has been a deal between Congress and BJP on for it. But why only Seemandhra? When it comes to Bihar, the demand is put in cold storage. So, we’ve organised this non-violent protest,” the Chief Minister said.
An interesting highlight was people coming out of their houses and clapping on utensils for five minutes. The beating of utensils was aimed at sending a voice of protest to the Centre.
The special status will help the speedy development of an economically backward state like Bihar, Nitish Kumar said.