Jharkhand deserves special status: Munda

"I will place firmly the demand in tomorrow's meeting ofthe National Development Council. Jharkhand has enormous mineral wealth but does not have the right for mining. Therefore, the state deserves a special economic package for its development," Munda said over phone.

Munda, who has been to Gujarat to attend Chief Minister Narendra Modi's swearing in ceremony, justified his demand saying the state's people were enduring pollution triggered by iron ore, coal and other mining.

"My priority is to demand for the special status as has been given to North-Eastern states for all round development," Munda added.