Wednesday, April 3, 2013

ODISHA MAP TORN, BURNT ON UTKAL DIVAS IN B’NGIR


ODISHA MAP TORN, BURNT ON UTKAL DIVAS IN B’NGIR
Wednesday, 03 April 2013 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar

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Hoisting of black flag, burning of symbolic effigy of the Government of Odisha and tearing up of Odisha’s map by members of the Kosal Kranti Dal (KKD) marked the celebration of the Utkal Divas here on Monday.
Even as the official celebration of the day was observed at a meeting in the Town Hall, KKD members led by its president Pramod Mishra opposed the celebration and carried the “dead body” of the Odisha Government throughout the town.
Earlier in the evening, Panchanan Pattnaik of the KKD hoisted a black flag before the district Collectorate and Gorekhnath Sahu of the party tore up and burnt the Odisha map at the Bhagirathi Chowk.
Addressing the gathering, Pramod Mishra said, “Our region Kosalanchal was once a prosperous area. Our misery started ever since the merger of Kosal with Odisha.
Resources from this area have been taken away and used for development of the people of the coastal area. Since last two decades we have been demanding formation of separate Kosal State. We demand formation of a separate Kosal State under Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution. Our boycott of Utkal Divas will continue in future.”

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