As the BJP's key ally in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), JD (U) demanded a special status category for Bihar, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, in a written reply, said that special status cannot granted to Bihar as per the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) report 2012.
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday openly supported Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's demand of special status for the state.
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb1 (ANI): The Pratyeka Hoda Sadhana Samiti on Friday has called for one-day state bandh demanding the Central Government to accord Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh.
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Citing the financial burden the state government has to bear to recuperate from frequent natural disasters, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord the special category status to his state.
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Naramalli Sivaprasad on Monday dressed up as Annamayya, a famous poet and devotee of Lord Balaji while protesting against the Centre over the demand of special status category status for Andhra Pradesh.