It is painful to speak or write about Bihar . Bihar’s is a story of utter neglect and vain boasts.

In 1947, all states of India stood at the same starting line. No state can say that it was left behind at Independence or in 1950. Since the Congress party ruled at the centre and in practically all the states, the same policies and programmes were implemented throughout the country. In fact, some progressive ideas were first experimented in Bihar and later extended to other states — for example, land reforms and distribution.

Bihar had tall leaders. It had an efficient steel frame of administration and renowned civil servants. It had the most fertile land and a perennial river, the Ganga. It was rich in natural resources, and the first steel mills were located in undivided Bihar. And it

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