Orissadiary.com. Jan 16, 2009
By Ambika Das; Rourkela: A new party Kosala Kranti Dal, formed with the aim to form a separate state comprising 10 districts of western Orissa, will contest 41 Assembly and six Lok Sabha seats in the area in the polls this year.
Announcing this here on Thursday, party secretary general Baidyanath Mishra said that the party will also oppose any move to construct Manibhadra dam, protect land and forest, provide water for irrigation from Hirakud reservoir and demand establishment of a bench of Orissa High Court in the region to protect the interest of the farmers and working class.
The party has been demanding a separate state comprising Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Nuapada and Kalahandi districts and Athmallick sub-division of Angul district.
Mishra said that the party would contest Lok Sabha seats of Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Boudh, Phulbani, Bargarh, Bolangir and Kalahandi and the names of the candidates will be announced shortly.
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