Border row: Opposition urges government’s intervention to ease tensions in Kotia
Opposition parties are calling for government action to address tensions in the disputed Kotia villages along the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border. They allege that the ruling party is not adequately addressing the concerns of Telugu-speaking residents, who fear losing their territorial rights. The ongoing Census data collection has heightened these tensions, prompting demands for intervention from state officials.
- ▪Opposition parties urge the State government to reclaim control over the Kotia cluster villages.
- ▪Concerns have been raised about police cases filed against Telugu-speaking residents by Odisha authorities.
- ▪The ongoing Census data collection is causing increased tensions among residents wanting to remain in Andhra Pradesh.
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Opposition parties have urged the State government to take initiative to reclaim territorial control over the disputed Kotia cluster villages located along the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border and expressed concerns over the frequent tensions.They alleged that the ruling party leaders including Minister for Tribal Welfare G. Sandhya Rani, were limiting their statements, rather than taking measures to ease the issues of the Telugu speaking people living in those villages.Opposition leaders criticised the frequent police cases reportedly being filed by the Odisha authorities against the residents of Telugu origin.They said that the on-going Census data collection exercise is the immediate reason for the tension as a majority of the residents in these border villages sought to remain within the…
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