JD(U), YSRCP demand special category status for Bihar, Andhra Pradesh at all-party meet on Parliament session: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, July 21

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that in the all-party meeting ahead of Parliament session, the JD(U) and the YSRCP demanded special category status for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh respectively but “strangely” the TDP kept quiet on the matter.

In a post on X, Ramesh, who was present at the meeting, said, “In today’s all-party meeting of floor leaders chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the JD(U) leader demanded special category status for Bihar. The YSRCP leader demanded special category status for Andhra Pradesh. Strangely, the TDP leader kept quiet on the matter.”

Ramesh’s post on social media came when the meeting was still under way.

JD(U), a key ally in the ruling NDA, had recently passed a resolution demanding special category status or package for Bihar.

Though leaders from Andhra Pradesh had been demanding special category status for the state, the demand has again gained momentum post Lok Sabha polls.