The Odisha government has been demanding constitution of a tribunal for the last one-year and even approached the Supreme Court on the issue. Later the apex court had asked the Centre to submit an affidavit on the issue by November 19. Senior BJD MLA Sanjay Das Burma said: "We have reports that the Centre has rejected the state's demand to form a tribunal. Das Burma said: "The Centre in its affidavit has said that Odisha's demand for a tribunal should be referred to the unified tribunal that is being planned in the near future. BJD MLA Debi Prasad Mishra said: "As Chhattisgarh is going to have elections next year, the Centre is delaying the formation of a tribunal."

Source: The Telegraph December 06, 2017 22:07 UTC