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- ↑ "West Bengal—Bihar Merger: Hallahal follows Amrit !" (PDF). Economic & Political Weekly . 24 March 1954.
- ↑ Sarkar, Shamita (2013). "The role of the Communists in the Anti Bengal—Bihar Merger Agitation". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 74: 921–924. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44158893 – via JSTOR.
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