The real issue is lop sided growth and development. The politicians have for a long time ignored the real issues and exercised the softer options of terming a place/region backward for lack of their initiatives.
Why should Mumbai or for that matter any so-called metro get all the investments for infrastructure and offices. In this age of advanced communication time and distance do not matter much. Develop all the regions systematicaaly.
Does any body remember the case of Manipal- a village transformed in to what it is.
The media is also responsible for poor image of these states. In garb of realistic reporting they write what looks spicy, unusual.
Time for every body to stand up and take not. We are really going towards unfortunate situation.situation