Union Minister Ramdas Athawale reiterated on Sunday his demand for separate Vidarbha state and said two new states should also be carved out of Uttar Pradesh. And now separate Vidarbha state should be formed at the earliest. We want separate Vidarbha state...Hindi speaking states have been divided and Telugu speaking states have been created. "(Maharashtra) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union minister Nitin Gadkari are from Vidarbha. My party is also supporting the demand for separate Vidarbha state," he added.

Source: dna September 25, 2016 17:31 UTC