Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, 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.
The 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 denounced the boundary conflict manufactured by Maharashtra on December 22.
Both states promised to uphold peace at the meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, according to the chief minister of Karnataka.
Sanjay Raut, the leader of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction, sparked an uproar on December 21 by drawing a comparison to China.
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.
The border dispute began in 1956 when the Maharashtra government of the time sought that its border with Karnataka is redrawn. Belagavi (formerly Belgaum), Karwar, and Nippani are among the 865 villages Maharashtra alleges were transferred to Karnataka and is requesting their incorporation into the state. Karnataka disputes the assertion.
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 tenser 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.
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