The Congress party has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his unfulfilled promise to grant Special Category Status (SCS) to Bihar. The party posed several questions to the Prime Minister, particularly regarding his recent visit to Jamui to mark Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas. Congress General Secretary for Communications, Jairam Ramesh, highlighted the issue, asking why Bihar, one of India's poorest states, had not been granted SCS as promised by Modi during his 2014 election campaign.

Ramesh pointed out that Bihar ranks as the poorest state in India according to the Centre's own Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report, with over half of its population lacking access to essential services like healthcare, education, and adequate living standards. In 2013, the Raghuram Rajan Committee had recommended a new methodology for allocating funds to states based on their economic backwardness, which would support Bihar’s development. However, Ramesh questioned why the central government had failed to implement this recommendation after ten years in power.