VRAS convener Wamanrao Chatap today called upon the supporters of a separate Vidarbha to join the agitation on August 9 to press for the demand.
"The movement for Vidarbha has gained momentum now, after years of step by step and non-violent struggle in the past," he told reporters here.
"We have been subjected to step-motherly treatment, ever since (the formation of Maharashtra). This is evident with huge backlogs in irrigation, agricultural pump-sets, road projects, power cuts, employment in government sectors to the people in the region and the list is never ending," Chatap claimed.