Kotpad, June 4: The demand has intensified to grant membership and voting rights to Kotpad Sporting Club and United Club in the Sub-Divisional Sports Association without depriving them of participation in the voting process.
To resolve this issue, prominent personalities and sports enthusiasts of Kotpad met local MLA Rupu Bhatra and submitted a memorandum requesting his intervention.
Journalist and RTI activist Anup Patra had been raising this issue for a long time before the District Collector and departmental authorities, alleging that players and clubs from Kotpad were not being included in the association.
Meanwhile, the Revenue Divisional Commissioner of Berhampur has reportedly directed the Koraput District Collector to ensure that all applicants are registered and not deprived of their voting rights.
Following this directive, senior advocate Pankaj Kumar Patra, Kishore Chandra Mishra, Pradeep Kumar Bakshi, MD Salim, Suren Mohanty, and Bikash Pattnaik, among others, sought the intervention of the MLA.
MLA and Sporting Club President Rupu Bhatra assured them that he would discuss the matter with the administration and the Sports Department and take immediate steps regarding this justified demand.
The representatives specifically appealed for the inclusion of Kotpad Sporting Club and United Club in the Sub-Divisional Sports Association and requested that they not be denied membership and voting rights.
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