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Naveen Patnaik writes sharp letter to CM Majhi questioning Andhra Pradesh elections in Odisha village.
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News18•19-10-2026, 19:39
Naveen Patnaik writes sharp letter to CM Majhi questioning Andhra Pradesh elections in Odisha village.
- •Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik wrote a stern letter to CM Mohan Charan Majhi over Andhra Pradesh holding elections in Kotia villages.
- •Patnaik questioned why the BJP government, which campaigned heavily with Go Back Andhra slogans, is now silent.
- •He raised doubts if Odisha's territorial interests are being compromised due to central alliance compulsions with the TDP.
- •The BJD chief demanded answers regarding the status of the high-level 16-member Kotia Committee report and its recommendations.
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Naveen Patnaik wrote a sharp letter questioning how neighbouring Andhra Pradesh dared to conduct elections in Odisha's Kotia villages, criticising the state government's silence and inaction.
Patnaik reminded the ruling BJP that they campaigned extensively with 'Go Back Andhra' and 'Odia Swabhimana' slogans before the 2024 assembly elections, promising a permanent resolution to the Kotia dispute upon forming a double-engine government.
Patnaik demanded that the government make public the steps and recommendations of the high-level 16-member Kotia Committee formed in 2025 to resolve the border dispute.
