OMM TV Central minister celebrated Utkal Divas with the people of Kotia.

Participating in the 'Utkal Divas' program organized by Kotia Gram Samiti, Shri Pradhan said that April 19, 2019 is an unforgettable day for me. Today is not the day of disputes but the day of uniting of 1.5 crore Odias. The day to make Odisha big and dream big for Odisha. Opinion and disputes will be different in democracy. Only on a day like today's Utkal Diwas, we all gather together not on the basis of party issues, but on the occasion of pulling the chariot of Lord Mahaprabhu in Rath Yatra. If Andhra wants to focus on the border areas of our mother land Odisha, then we will oppose it. We will not let the sacrifices of many great men like Utkal Gaurav Madhusudan Das, Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja Sriramchandra Bhanjdeo, Maharaja Krushnachandra Gajapati, Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Senapati, Kabibar Radhanath Ray, Swabha Kabibha Kabib Gangadhar Meher go to waste. He had come to Kotia in the year 2075 with a pledge to protect the borders of our state geographically and culturally. A letter has been written to Andhra and Chief Minister regarding this dispute and will be informed about it in future too. The administrative officers of Andhra are doing wrong things by coming to any border area. There is no reason to go to the border of Odisha. There is a need to respect mutual geographical boundaries in federal system. Today 1.5 crore Odias should unite for this.

Today, Odisha has been recognized as the first linguistic state. In the coming 20 years, our state will celebrate the centenary of the formation of a separate state in 2019. It is our responsibility at this time, we all together will protect the pride of Odia. Today while discussing with the students of the school of Fattusinery, Kotia, they have a dream to become doctors and officers to serve the people. It's our responsibility to visualize their dreams and protect our borders and language.