Will Vidarbha benefit from separate statehood?
Vidarbha is lagging behind the rest of Maharashtra. The economic backlog of the region is Rs. 2,00,000 Crores. This region has always been neglected by the government that forgets that there is Maharashtra beyond Mumbai, Pune and the western zone.
I RECENTLY paid a visit to the Vidarbha. To be more precise, I was in Yavatmal. The first thing that suggests that you are in the Vidarbha region of the state is the absence of any traces of green colour. An extremely dry weather welcomes you with the sun already throwing harsh heat on you at not even 8.30 in the morning. The demand for a separate state of Vidarbha is based on various issues. However, the ignorance by the state is adding to it. Though development cannot be promised, there is still room for hope for the same. A smaller state is easier to manage has been the separatists’ long standing argument. There is a possibility that an independent state of Vidarbha will stand stronger and the people there will benefit. But at the same time it is important to note that separating a part of a state is not something that can be done on a ‘trial and error’ basis. The decision, whatever it is, is going to affect the land forever.
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For better and more focussed administration separate Vidarbha state should be formed. Historically this is a justified and logical demand. Negligence of Vidarbha for last 50 years has only added to problems, without any development.
1)1853: After British conquests from Mughals and Marathas in central
India, ??????Nagpur Province?????? was formed with Nagpur as capital.
2)1861: Chhattisgarh and Chhindawara were added to province and ??????Central Province?????? was formed by britishers with Nagpur as capital.
3)1903: Berar was also placed under the administration of the commissioner of Central Provinces, now named as ??????CP and Berar??????.
4)1935: Govt. of India Act, passed by British parliament formed provincial assembly, providing for an election. ??????CP and Berar?????? was made a full fledged state, with Nagpur as capital.
5) 1938: CP & Berar assembly passed a resolution for, separate ??????Vidarbha state?????? unanimously, at Nagpur.
6)1950: CP and Berar state was renamed as ??????Madhya Pradesh??????, with Nagpur as capital.
7)1956: ??????Vidarbha State?????? with Nagpur as capital was recommended by Fazal Ali states reorganization commission (SRC).
8)1960: On 1 st May - Vidarbha state, favoured by Fazal Ali SRC, was merged with, a newly formed Maharashtra State, under the ??????Nagpur Pact
The leaders of Vidarbha are far more equipped to take care of the issues here. In relevance with the issues here, they are knowledgable while western Maharastre leaders (the so called leaders of MH) are illiterate. And Shiv Sena top brass sitting their in Mumbai and claiming that they share the plight of Vidarbha common man are adding to their account of sins, which comes naturally to them.
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