 "N Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh, CM")
Apropos of “Special status stalemate” (March 27), reorganisation of states is usually followed by clamour and protests for “special category” status and heated debates in Parliament. The residual states cite bizarre reasons to walk out of alliances at the Centre, ranging from inadequate access to natural resources to the exodus of talented workforce to newly created states.
They often resort to flaming regional passions and carry out arson and riots to prevent their political ideology from plunging into existential crises. In 2000, on the eve of the creation of Jharkhand, the Bihar Assembly unanimously passed a resolution seeking a compensation package
