Former Bihar chief minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar today staged a day-long "dharna" (sit-in) in Patna to put pressure on the central government to accord special category status to Bihar.

Besides party workers, Nitish was joined by dozens of party MPs and legislators at the "dharna" site at the JP roundabout near Gandhi Maidan.

Nitish said the protest was against the BJP-led central government's injustice and betrayal in granting special category status to the state.

"Modi had said in rallies here that we will give special attention, special status to Bihar. Now it's been five months but nothing has happened. He said these things many times during elections and won handsomely too. But now he has forgotten the people of Bihar," Nitish said.