Dharmendra Pradhan urges Naveen to evaluate border points with AP

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to convene an all-party assembly to evaluate the progress made by the inter-state committee on border points with Andhra Pradesh.

Expressing concern over frequent administrative interference from AP aspect and face-offs with native officers within the bordering villages of Odisha, Pradhan in a letter to the chief minister stated administrative outreach by the AP authorities in these villages has been reported previously few days. 

“This illegitimate and unfortunate outreach by AP government is now not only confined to Kotia but is also gradually spreading to other villages in South Odisha. Reportedly, 21 such villages have been included in the newly carved Parvatipuram Manyam district, with changed nomenclature, with its headquarters just 40 km away from various villages of Kotia,” he stated.

Stating that Andhra Pradesh has been pro-actively implementing completely different schemes and developmental actions in these villages luring the residents to be part of its administration, the union minister stated the pressing want is to take the Odisha administration nearer to the resident of those border villages. 

“Being far away from the district headquarter, people may find the Andhra Pradesh administration more accessible. The neighbouring state may use the same to alienate these citizens from Odisha, and thereby sever their age-old socio-cultural umbilical cord with their motherland,” the letter stated. Pradhan stated AP is strategically attempting to sway these border villagers by providing ration playing cards, healthcare, schooling and different services.

Referring to his earlier letter to the CM in 2020 and 2021, Pradhan stated, “I once again seek your personal intervention in addressing emerging issues in the border villages in south Odisha, namely Kotia group of villages in Pottangi block in Koraput district and Manikapatna in Gangabada panchayat of Rayagada block in Gajapati district.” 

Pradhan urges CM to evaluate border points

Keeping this in thoughts, Odisha ought to take the native inhabitants and organisations into confidence and deal with a number of developmental points by guaranteeing folks staying in bordering villages usually are not lured by services supplied by Andhra Pradesh.

Such administrative face-offs and disputes won’t solely create disharmony among the many folks of those areas but additionally hinder the event of the villages, he stated. “It will derail the ongoing development process which goes against the socio-political objectives of both states and sow seeds for anti-establishment sentiments to take root in this region,” Pradhan stated.

BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to convene an all-party assembly to evaluate the progress made by the inter-state committee on border points with Andhra Pradesh.

Expressing concern over frequent administrative interference from AP aspect and face-offs with native officers within the bordering villages of Odisha, Pradhan in a letter to the chief minister stated administrative outreach by the AP authorities in these villages has been reported previously few days. 

“This illegitimate and unfortunate outreach by AP government is now not only confined to Kotia but is also gradually spreading to other villages in South Odisha. Reportedly, 21 such villages have been included in the newly carved Parvatipuram Manyam district, with changed nomenclature, with its headquarters just 40 km away from various villages of Kotia,” he stated.

Stating that Andhra Pradesh has been pro-actively implementing completely different schemes and developmental actions in these villages luring the residents to be part of its administration, the union minister stated the pressing want is to take the Odisha administration nearer to the resident of those border villages. 

“Being far away from the district headquarter, people may find the Andhra Pradesh administration more accessible. The neighbouring state may use the same to alienate these citizens from Odisha, and thereby sever their age-old socio-cultural umbilical cord with their motherland,” the letter stated. Pradhan stated AP is strategically attempting to sway these border villagers by providing ration playing cards, healthcare, schooling and different services.

Referring to his earlier letter to the CM in 2020 and 2021, Pradhan stated, “I once again seek your personal intervention in addressing emerging issues in the border villages in south Odisha, namely Kotia group of villages in Pottangi block in Koraput district and Manikapatna in Gangabada panchayat of Rayagada block in Gajapati district.” 

Pradhan urges CM to evaluate border points

Keeping this in thoughts, Odisha ought to take the native inhabitants and organisations into confidence and deal with a number of developmental points by guaranteeing folks staying in bordering villages usually are not lured by services supplied by Andhra Pradesh.

Such administrative face-offs and disputes won’t solely create disharmony among the many folks of those areas but additionally hinder the event of the villages, he stated. “It will derail the ongoing development process which goes against the socio-political objectives of both states and sow seeds for anti-establishment sentiments to take root in this region,” Pradhan stated.