KOSAL DAL REJECTS SPECIAL CATEGORY CLAIM
Thursday, 13 June 2013 |
PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar
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Even as the
Biju Janta Dal (BJD) held its Swabhiman Samabesh in New Delhi on Wednesday
demanding Special Category State status to Odisha, members of the Kosal Kranti
Dal (KKD) led by its president Pramod Mishra staged a dharna before the
district Collectorate reiterating its demand of formation of a separate State
of Kosal out of the existing jurisdiction of Odisha under Articles 2 & 3 of
the Constitution of India.
The KKD rejected the
demand for Special Category State status to Odisha.
Mishra said, “We reject
the demand of Special Category State status to Odisha and we demand formation
of a separate Kosal State. The BJD is demanding the Special Category states on
the basis of poverty and underdevelopment, which is found most in
‘Kosalanchal’.”
“After formation of the
Western Odisha Development Council (WODC), the Government has taken revenue of
Rs 28.000 crore from our Kosalanchal region in the last 12 years but has given
only around Rs 837 crore to this region.
Once Odisha gets the
Special Category status and (increased Central) assistance, most of the funds
will be spent in the coastal area, a fact which has been demonstrated in the
developmental activities during the last 60 years,” Mishra further said.
The KKD leaders submitted
a memorandum incorporating their demand to the Prime Minister through the
district administration.
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