Resolution On Border Row in Maharashtra: “Condemn Anti-Marathi Stand”
The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra administration has come under fire from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena, which was driven from office in June, for allegedly failing to take a firmer stance against Karnataka.
Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, today denounced the “anti-Marathi” stance and moved a similar resolution in the state Assembly. This comes days after the Karnataka Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on the border dispute with Maharashtra, resolving to protect the state’s interests.
This was also approved without a vote. Despite national Home Minister Amit Shah‘s intervention, it is anticipated that the tension between the two BJP-ruled states will worsen as Karnataka holds elections the following year.
According to the Maharashtra resolution, “every inch of these villages would be integrated into Maharashtra,” there are 865 villages that speak Marathi. The Maharashtra government promised to take any additional actions that may be necessary to support the case at the Supreme Court.
According to the decision, Maharashtra will include 865 villages, including “every inch of Belgaum, Karwar, Bidar, Nipani, Bhalki.”
Former chief minister of Karnataka and prominent Congress politician Siddaramaiah responded to Maharashtra’s resolution by calling it “nothing but provocation by the state.”
Karnataka had denounced the boundary conflict “manufactured” by Maharashtra on Thursday.
“Concerning the land, water, language, and interests of Kannadigas in Karnataka, there is no room for compromise. Karnataka’s citizens and assembly members have sentiments about this matter, and if those feelings are hurt, we are all committed to working together to take legal and constitutional action to safeguard the state’s interests.
This house passes a resolution declaring its commitment to upholding the interests of the state, denouncing border issues that the people of Maharashtra unnecessarily caused “BS Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka, moved the resolution last week, which was as follows.
The meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, according to the chief minister of Karnataka, resulted in a peace agreement between the two states.
On December 21, Sanjay Raut, the head of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction, sparked uproar by drawing a comparison to China. He declared, “Like China has entered the country, we will enter Karnataka.”
The Sena under Uddhav Thackeray, which lost its hold on power in June, has been criticising the Maharashtra government under Eknath Shinde for failing to take a firmer stance against Karnataka.
The border issue dates back to 1956, when the Maharashtra government at the time sought that Karnataka’s portion of the border be redrawn. Belagavi (formerly Belgaum), Karwar, and Nippani are just a few of the 865 villages Maharashtra claims were handed to Karnataka and are now part of the state. Karnataka denies the allegation.
The conflict’s focal point, Belagavi, which has a sizable Marathi-speaking population and was formerly a part of the Bombay presidency before moving to Maharashtra, has also reached the Supreme Court. Additionally, Maharashtra’s south Solapur and Akkalkote regions, which are home to a sizable Kannada-speaking community, are claimed by Karnataka.
Recently, the surrounding regions became more tense as political figures on opposing sides spat insults. Stone-throwing political operatives attacked and painted over buses from both states in Belagavi, Karnataka, and Pune, Maharashtra, which prompted Union Home Minister Amit Shah to convene a meeting with the chief ministers of both states.