New Delhi, hours after BJP ally JD(U) passed a resolution reiterating its demand for special category status for Bihar, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh asked if Chief Minister Nitish Kumar really I would lead by example on the subject.
He also questioned the NDA's partner Telugu Desam Party for not pushing for special category status for Andhra Pradesh.
"The JD(U) has just passed a resolution reiterating the demand for special category status and central assistance to Bihar. Will the CM muster the courage to get the state cabinet to pass such a resolution too? Will the Bihar CM walk the talk? the example?" Ramesh said in a post on X in Hindi.
"And what about the TDP in its new entries? Why is it yet to pass such a resolution for Andhra Pradesh, a promise emphasized by the non-biological Prime Minister in the holy city of Tirupati on April 30, 2014 ", He said.
The JD(U) on Saturday named Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha as its working president and urged the Center to consider special category status or special package for Bihar, underlining the party's important role in shaping of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. .
The JD(U)'s decision to include a special package as an alternative to its historic push for special category status for Bihar marked a pragmatic retreat, as the Modi government had cited the 14th Finance Commission report to rule out the special category status for more states.
The party's national executive meeting, chaired by its president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, also flagged price rise and unemployment as "burning issues" as its political resolution expressed confidence that the Democratic Alliance government National Government (NDA) would take more effective measures to manage them. .
The resolution called for a thorough investigation into the paper leak cases.
He also questioned the NDA's partner Telugu Desam Party for not pushing for special category status for Andhra Pradesh.
"The JD(U) has just passed a resolution reiterating the demand for special category status and central assistance to Bihar. Will the CM muster the courage to get the state cabinet to pass such a resolution too? Will the Bihar CM walk the talk? the example?" Ramesh said in a post on X in Hindi.
"And what about the TDP in its new entries? Why is it yet to pass such a resolution for Andhra Pradesh, a promise emphasized by the non-biological Prime Minister in the holy city of Tirupati on April 30, 2014 ", He said.
The JD(U) on Saturday named Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha as its working president and urged the Center to consider special category status or special package for Bihar, underlining the party's important role in shaping of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. .
The JD(U)'s decision to include a special package as an alternative to its historic push for special category status for Bihar marked a pragmatic retreat, as the Modi government had cited the 14th Finance Commission report to rule out the special category status for more states.
The party's national executive meeting, chaired by its president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, also flagged price rise and unemployment as "burning issues" as its political resolution expressed confidence that the Democratic Alliance government National Government (NDA) would take more effective measures to manage them. .
The resolution called for a thorough investigation into the paper leak cases.
