Slice of Bengal reborn in Jharkhand

April 28, 2013 11:11

The Bengal government has lost about 50,000 fertile acres to Jharkhand but, despite land being a sensitive issue in the state, doesn't seem to mind it.

The people living there do, though many of them now say it's better to live in Jharkhand than in a state that doesn't care about them.

Constitutional experts say the area '" chars (river islands) on the Ganga in Malda '" belongs to Bengal.

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