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BJD demands Kosali be declared state language in Odisha

BJD demands Kosali be declared state language in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 (UNI) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has demanded that the Kosali language, spoken by 1.5 crore people across eleven districts in Odisha, be recognized as an official state language.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Odisha Assembly, on Wednesday, BJD Deputy Leader Prasanna Kumar Acharya urged the state government to grant Kosali the status of a state language and recommend its inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution to the central government.
Acharya stated that Kosali has a rich literary heritage, with numerous stories and poems, and is spoken by people in eleven districts of Western Odisha.

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