Bhubaneswar, Nov. 11 -- Objections have been raised over Andhra Pradesh's proposed panchayat and Zilla Parishad elections in the disputed Kotia region of Odisha, with allegations that the move violates the Supreme Court's status quo order. Senior advocate and human rights activist Anup Kumar Patra has approached the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for the fourth time, seeking intervention to stop the proposed polls.

Strongly opposing the move, Patra has termed the proposed exercise illegal and raised objections against the conduct of elections in the disputed territory.

Speaking on the issue, Patra said he had submitted a memorandum to the President, following which it was forwarded to the Union Home Secretary on October 26.

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