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further statehood as is seen in:

a) demand for a Bodoland in Assam for Edopeople

b) Greater Nagalism in Northeast for the Nagas.

c) Dividing Up into four (Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand etc to address the large size.

d) statehood for Saurashtra and Marathwada region.

e) Khalistan movement in Punjab which asks for separation from (India carth-national).

Reorganisation of states for better administration, be linguistic cohesiveness etc is judiciable while state on regional basis will most hurt the secular fabric of the nation. There should be a democratic process of electing statehood (eg for Ladakh) in a specified timeline to address the apprehension in regionalism.

— ABHIJIT ASOK · AIR 234