The leaders of the Kosal Rajya Samannwaya Samittee (KRSS) led by its president Pramod Mishra and secretary Sunil Purohit began their tour to New Delhi for demanding a separate Kosal State on Tuesday.
They will meet different social organisations, political parties, administrative authorities, State and national leaders in the national capital over the issue.
They alleged that the Odisha Government’s main concern is with the coastal region while the Kosal region is languishing amid many difficulties, including backwardness and poverty.
They justified formation of a new Kosal State to meet the regional aspirations of the western Odisha. Among others, Abdul Jamal Khan, Dolamani Prodhan. Kishor Sahu are in the delegation.