Rajnath Singh to chair Eastern Zonal Council Meeting in Patna

Patna: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair a meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council here on Friday.

Chief Ministers of Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand are members of the council.

Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Odisha are unlikely to attend the meeting.

It is likely that the meeting could recommend steps to be taken on matters of common interest in economic and social planning, border issues, linguistic minorities and inter-state transport.