Jaynarayan Mishra attacked the state government over the Kotia issue and alleged that Odisha is sitting silently while the Andhra Pradesh administration has been luring the people of Kotia gram panchayat to their side.
Andhra conducts polling in Odisha s kotia violating Supreme Court order ANI | 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 vi
Kotia issue: Odisha s LoP urges Andhra Pradesh CM to maintain status quo
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Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly P K Naik in a letter to YS Jagan Mohan alleged that Andhra Pradesh s Vizianagaram district administration not only conducted rural polls in the Kotia region of Odisha s Koraput district, but also tried to hold elections in some villages of Rayagada district.
The LoP in Odisha Assembly alleged that Andhra Pradesh has violated the status quo order, which was passed by the Supreme Court on the basis of consent of both states.
Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly P K Naik has urged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to respect the spirit of co- operative federal structure of the nation and maintain status quo in border areas ordered by the Supreme Court.
SC grants 4 weeks to Odisha for reply on AP s affidavit over polls in disputed areas
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The Naveen Patnaik government has challenged the AP notification for the local body polls.
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The Naveen Patnaik government has challenged the AP notification for the local body polls. The Supreme Court Friday granted four weeks to Odisha to reply to Andhra Pradesh government s affidavit on its contempt plea against senior officials of AP for notifying panchayat polls in three disputed areas .
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Odisha government's request for additional time to file its reply to the Andhra Pradesh government's affidavit in connection with the inter-state border dispute between the two states over holding elections by the Andhra government in three villages of Kotia gram panchayat in Koraput district of Odisha.