<p>Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday called a shutdown in Bihar March 1 to protest against the denial of special category status to his state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I appeal to all the people of Bihar to support the day-long bandh March 1 to protest against the injustice done to Bihar," he told the media here.<br /><br />The Janata Dal-United leader accused the central government of deliberately denying the status to Bihar.<br /><br />He wanted to know why Bihar was being discriminated if Seemandhara -- the residual state of Andhra Pradesh -- could get special category status within days of parliamentary turmoil over Telangana.<br /><br />"It is a clear cut case of injustice to Bihar. It is very unfortunate."<br /><br />He said the special status was a must to develop an economically backward state like Bihar.<br /><br />Nitish Kumar said the process to grant the status appeared to have got derailed under the influence of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, which is determined to oust the Janata Dal-United.<br /></p>
<p>Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday called a shutdown in Bihar March 1 to protest against the denial of special category status to his state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I appeal to all the people of Bihar to support the day-long bandh March 1 to protest against the injustice done to Bihar," he told the media here.<br /><br />The Janata Dal-United leader accused the central government of deliberately denying the status to Bihar.<br /><br />He wanted to know why Bihar was being discriminated if Seemandhara -- the residual state of Andhra Pradesh -- could get special category status within days of parliamentary turmoil over Telangana.<br /><br />"It is a clear cut case of injustice to Bihar. It is very unfortunate."<br /><br />He said the special status was a must to develop an economically backward state like Bihar.<br /><br />Nitish Kumar said the process to grant the status appeared to have got derailed under the influence of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, which is determined to oust the Janata Dal-United.<br /></p>