Nitish Kumar asks special status for Bihar in Adhikar rally

Bihar Chief Minsiter Nitish Kumar demanded special status for Bihar immediately.

Attacking the UPA government at the Adhikar rally in Delhi, Nitish Kumar said, “Bihar is not begging for it. If they don’t give the special status now, Bihar will get it after 2014,”

“This might be the first time that the Biharis have shown such strength in Delhi to get what they deserve. We have not been treated fairly. The Centre’s policies have not been favourable. This is the time for the Centre to help Bihar. If helped by Centre, Bihar will be a developed state,”  Kumar said.

Over 60 thousand supporters gathered at the Ramlila Maidan to hear Nitish’s first address in Delhi as the Bihar Chief Minsiter.

Nitish Kumar however praised Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s Budget 2013 but ask Centre to do more for the backward states which has been deprived for long.

He said that the Adhikar rally is not only for Bihar, it is for “other backward states too”.

“Do not oppose if other states started asking for special status too. If they fulfill the requirements, they should be helped, given the special status as well,” he said.

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