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  JDU, RJD, YSRCP and BJD demand special category status for Bihar, AP, Odisha at all-party meet

  India | July 21, 2024 23:03 IST

  A meeting of the government with floor leaders of all parties was held under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh before the commencement of the Budget Session of Parliament, 2024. The demand for special status for Bihar, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh echoed during the meeting.

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  No special assistance to poor states will increase regional disparities: Bihar minister slams Centre

  Bihar | February 19, 2023 9:58 IST

  Recently, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Finance Commission made a recommendation to the Centre that no state should be given a special status.

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  Kashmiri students in AMU boycott Eid lunch invite to protest revocation of special status

  India | August 12, 2019 16:09 IST

  In a statement posted on social media, the Kashmiri students said the offer to host the Eid lunch was a hollow gesture to mislead international public opinion and divert attention from the humanitarian crisis triggered by the "unconstitutional and authoritarian" moves of the central government.

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  Nitish Kumar to lead protest against Centre for special status category

  Politics | October 20, 2014 9:08 IST

  Patna: In a bid to garner public support ahead of the assembly elections scheduled next year, former Bihar chief minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar will today lead a protest against the