Koraput (Odisha),Apr 09 (ANI) : Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday visited Kotia village, which is suffering an existential crisis. Kotia village, which is officially a part of Odisha, is currently facing ‘intrusion’ from Andhra Pradesh state. After visiting the village, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister said that since the partit on of Odisha on the basis of language in 1936 Kotia is a part of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh is creating an unnecessary issue. “Today people of Odisha are united and Kotia is an inexhaustible part of the state,” said Pradhan. Earlier in 2006, the Supreme Court had ordered status quo on the disputed area. The dispute between the two states came to light when both the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments issued separate voter ID cards to the people of the area.
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