I am born and brought up in Nagpur which was the capital of Central Province prior to state reorganisation. Bapuji Ane , a congress M.P. was the pioneer for seperate Vidarbha. Thereafter Jambuvantrao Dhote also persued the issue without any result. Now when the Telangana issue is in the lime light. Vidarbhaits thought that now is an opportunity to take up the age old issue. Why the farmers and people in general think about the seperate state is based on the fact that this part of the state has been neglected right from the beginning inspite having rich soil but no irrigation and not much headway to this direction. The people feel that if they have a seperate state with capital at Nagpur their voice will be heard and taken care off.
The blog I am following with the same name Vidarbha Theatre of neglect has an audio which speaks volumes about the plight of the Vidarbha.
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