June 17, 2022 12:32 pm | Updated 09:05 pm IST
This tribal region on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border has an unusual, longstanding issue of dual citizenry.
Hundreds of villagers in the Kotia group of villages of Koraput district have separate election cards issued by both States. Many avail subsidized food grain, old age pension, pension for widows provided by both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Both States have challenged each other’s administrative control over the Kotia Gram Panchayat comprising 21 revenue villages.
What led to this dispute?
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