India News: Some outfits supporting separate statehood for Vidarbha today said they will organise a dharna at Jantar Mantar here on August 5 in support of their demand.Vidarbha Joint Action Committee and Federation for New States said the Centre must carve out a separate state for the backward region as it had promised to consider its demand whenever it took a decision on other states.<br /> <br />"We welcome the formation of Telangana. But our demand is much older and Vidarbha has a distinct cultural, historical and social background and ample resources to do well as a state," former MLA Wamanrao Chatap said.He said the Maharashtra region was always "discriminated against" as its resources, water, land and power generation capabilities were used to develop western Maharashtra.<br /> <br />Federation for New States president Baba Ramkishen Tomar said they would ask major political parties to clear their stand and offer their support to them.<br /> <br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaNewsTV <br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/itvnewsindia
