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The Economic Times
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JD(U)'s Sanjay Jha flags Bihar's water concerns, opposes renewal of Ganga water treaty with B'desh

Patna: JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha on Thursday urged the Centre not to renew the Ganga water-sharing treaty with Bangladesh when it expires in December, alleging that Bihar's share of water has been "stolen" for the last three decades.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here after the completion of the first phase of the Nitish Samvad Yatra, Jha said the issue was important for Bihar and alleged that the state had been denied a substantial share of its water.

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