"It has not been specified in the bill why the centre wants to divide the state. How could we express our views on the bill without the centre stating its views," he said.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Dec 12 had sent the bill to the state legislature for its opinion under Article 3 of the Constitution. The legislature was asked to send its opinion by Jan 23.
The state government sought four more weeks to debate the bill. The president Thursday extended the deadline till Jan 30.
