KOSAL BANDH HITS LIFE IN 10 WESTERN DISTRICTS
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Ten Western Odisha
districts observed a 12-hour bandh on Wednesday demanding separate Statehood
for the Kosal region under Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution of India.
Normal life was disrupted
in the morning at several places in these districts in response to the bandh
call given by the Kosal State Coordination Committee (KSCC).
While shops, Government
and private establishments and schools and colleges remained closed, agitators
stopped movement of trains at some stations. The bandh was effective in the
districts of Balangir, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh (including Rourkela),
Bargarh, Deogarh, Subarnapur, Nuapada and Kalahandi.
In Balangir, a meeting
was held before the district Collectorate in which several organisations
participated,
In Sundargarh district,
movement of traffic was disrupted with dumpers and trucks remaining off the
roads and transportation of minerals coming to a standstill. Agitators owing
allegiance to Kosal Kranti Dal (KKD) force-closed some Government offices,
which were open, by picketing in front of them.
In Jharsuguda district,
public transport was disrupted and the streets almost wore a deserted look. The
MCL area offices, Government offices, business establishments, including banks,
and educational institutions remained closed at most places in Belpahar,
Brajrajnagar and Jharsuguda.
Kosal movement leader
Pramod Kumar Mishra said, “In 1936 and 1948, the political leaders of Odisha
got our land merged with the State (Odisha) through a conspiracy. We are
demanding a separate State as per the provisions of Article 2 and 3 of the
Constitution.” Formation of a separate state is the only solution to the
problems like regional imbalance, discrimination in education, employment,
industrialisation and development, he added.
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