The
Union Cabinet today gave its approval to introduce the States Reorganisation
Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2005 by amending :
i)
the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation
Act, 2000 to provide for the inclusion of Chattisgarh in the proviso to Article
164(1) of the Constitution; and
ii)
the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 to provide for the inclusion
of Jharkhand in Article 164(1) of the Constitution and to delete Bihar therefrom.
iii)
Enactment of a Constitution Amendment Bill towards this end.
The
Amendment Bills will be introduced in Parliament.
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