New Delhi March 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the people of Bihar on the occasion of Bihar Diwas saying that the state s contribution towards the country s progress was "exemplary and invaluable".
"Greetings to my sisters and brothers of Bihar on Bihar Diwas . Right from historical times Bihar s contribution towards the nation s progress is exemplary and invaluable " Modi tweeted.
Bihar Diwas marks the day the state of Bihar was carved out of the Bengal Presidency by the British in 1912.
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