Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday warned officers from Andhra Pradesh to not go to Koraput district’s Kotia village on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border.
Pradhan, who hails from Odisha, celebrated Utkal Diwas at Kotia village of Pattangi Block in Koraput District. He gave a name to avoid wasting the integrity of Utkal. His remarks got here amid ongoing battle between Odisha and Andhra over Kotia.
The Union Minister interacted with the scholars of Fatusineri School of Kotia Panchayat and mentioned numerous drawback with villagers.
“Only Odisha has the suitable to Kotia. Andhra’s undue favor is pointless. No, Andhra, Only Odisha. Kotia Panchayat belongs to Odisha. No Andhra, please return Andhra,” he said.
Pradhan said he will discuss the issue with Andhra Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Earlier, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart YS Jagan Mohan Reddy discussed issues pertaining to the inter-state border, water disputes etc. Both the chief ministers have decided that the chief secretaries of the two states will set up an institutional mechanism to find a solution.
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