PoliticsPhoto: The News MinuteNaveen Patnaik Questions BJP Silence on Andhra Poll Notice in Disputed Odisha Villages
Naveen Patnaik, Leader of Opposition and BJD president, criticized Andhra Pradesh's notification for panchayat elections in three disputed villages of Odisha's Koraput district. The villages are claimed by both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, governed by BJP and TDP-led NDA respectively. The dispute over 21 of 28 Kotia gram panchayat villages is pending in the Supreme Court, with Odisha filing a fresh suit in January 2022. Patnaik questioned BJP's silence in a letter to Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi on October 19.
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