Dissatisfaction with the Zilla Parishad Seat ;All-Party Filed a Legal Suit (?)

Uttam Nayak,Odishabarta

Koraput:Protests have erupted in the Koraput district collectors office over the Zone 1 and 2 district council seats in the Semiliguda block. Multi-party workers from the BJD, BJP and Congress parties in Zone 1 and 2 have lodged written complaints against the Zilla Parishad seat reservation. According to government directives, the list of reservation zones for Zone 1 and 2 Zilla Parishad seats in Semiliguda block, released on December 28, was reserved for Scheduled Castes. Later, on January 9, the reserved list was changed to Scheduled Tribes. Party workers from both zones have expressed dissatisfaction. They demanded immediate government intervention and consideration of the reservation as per the pre-determined notification. Residents of the two zones have warned of a boycott of the by-elections in the panchayat polls and will not allow political leaders to enter the constituency if the issue is not resolved. BJP activists including BJD’s Babulal Pangi, Dillip Kumar Khosla, Congres’s Jagadish Bagh and Mahendra Pangi were present at the rally.