Naveen Patnaik urges Odisha CM to hold urgent talks with Centre, Andhra Pradesh to resolve Kotia dispute

Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik has urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to initiate urgent discussions with the Central Government and the Andhra Pradesh Government at the highest level to resolve the long-standing Kotia border dispute. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Patnaik expressed serious concern over Andhra Pradesh's reported move to conduct elections in the disputed Kotia region on November 5, despite strong opposition from the people of Odisha. Describing the proposed election as a matter of grave concern, the BJD president warned that the situation in…