Group goes to hunger strike demanding separate Vidarbha State

Nagpur: A party named Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) has decided to sit for an indefinite strike demanding a separate state of Vidarbha. A leader from the party said that the strike will begin on Wednesday, PTI reported.

Six leaders of VRAS will launch the hunger strike at Samvidhan Square, former MLA Wamanrao Chatap told reporters on Tuesday.

"We want a separate Vidarbha state to come into existence before December 31, 2023. The Union government should grant statehood to Vidarbha under section 3 of the Constitution," he said.