Andhra conducts polling in Odisha's kotia violating Supreme Court order
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Updated: Apr 09, 2021 05:44 IST
Koraput (Odisha) [India], April 9 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Government on Thursday conducted elections in two villages under Kotia Gram Panchayat in Koraput district of Odisha despite the areas being declared as containment zones as few villagers were reported corona positive.
Koraput Collector Mohammed Abdul Akhtar had declared the Phattusuneri and Neredibalasa villages of Kotia as Containment Zones and also imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC from April 7 to 10, but polling was held in the areas by the Andhra Pradesh government.
"Andhra Pradesh officials and police established booths in the villages and started the polling from 7 AM today. As many villagers did not turn up to cast their votes due to the prohibitory orders, the Andhra officials had a discussion with administrative officials of Odisha to allow them to visit the polling booths. However, no permission was granted,' Akhtar said.