Eastern Zonal Council Meeting 2023: The five Zonal Councils (Western, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Central) were set up under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 to foster Inter-State cooperation and co-ordination among the states.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council to be held in Patna on December 10 where a host of issues like minimum price for a number of minor millets, creation of infrastructure, water sharing are expected to be discussed.

Taking a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, BJP MP Sushil Modi said that his party contested Assembly election in 10 seats in Madhya Pradesh, however, some candidates were not even able to more than 100 votes.

The leaders of the opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc were set to meet at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi on December 6 but it was postponed to the third week of this month.

Several key leaders of I.N.D.I.A bloc, including Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav were not to attend the meeting. Nitish Kumar, one of the founders of the bloc, also reportedly decided to give a miss to the meeting.

The Mahagathbandhan government passed a cabinet resolution requesting the Centre that the legislations hiking the quotas for SCs, STs, OBCs and EBCs be placed in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, in order to protect these against protracted legal battles.

While the BJP has alleged that Nitish Kumar has done this to gain politically, the state government claims that the move is in accordance with RTE Act.

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The Education Department of the Nitish Kumar government has released the latest holiday calendar, according to which, holidays on some Hindu festivals including Ram Navami and Rakshabandhan have been slashed. The BJP has reacted sharply, calling the move "appeasement politics".

The PIL against the quota hike adds another layer to the political dynamics, with both JD(U) and BJP engaging in verbal sparring over the matter. The outcome of the court's decision on the PIL will be closely watched in the context of Bihar's evolving political landscape.

Kumar, the state's longest-serving CM, recalled his early experiences that led to his abhorrence for alcohol.

The development comes after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar granted his assent, paving the way for the implementation of the enhanced quota.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar disclosed on social media that a resolution (prastaav) urging the Centre to accept the demand was passed at the cabinet meeting he chaired earlier in the day.

The cumulative caste-based reservations have now been elevated from 50% to 65%, marking a significant adjustment in the state's affirmative action policies.

At present, Bihar has 50 per cent reservation for OBC, EBC, SC and ST and the bill proposes to enhance this up to 65 per cent while there would be 10 per cent reservation given to the upper castes people on the basis of their financial condition.

The chief minister said that those who don't support the demand for the special status are not interested in the development of the state.

Nitish has no right to berate another leader and say that he is hungry for power and position. As far as installing Manjhi as CM is concerned, it was Nitish’s political game, a drama, in which Manjhi became a pawn.

Kumar had apologised in both houses of the state legislature as well as outside for the remarks. However, the ruckus continued.

Bihar news: On Thursday, while speaking to the media, Manjhi said that the Bihar CM had lost his mental balance and underestimated him. "...I wanted to get up and speak (in the Assembly) but the Chief Minister got up and started saying nonsense.

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