Border Row: Fadnavis Says Will Fight For Every Inch of Land; Thackeray Demands 'K'taka-occupied Maha Areas' To Become UT
2 years, 2 months ago

Border Row: Fadnavis Says Will Fight For Every Inch of Land; Thackeray Demands 'K'taka-occupied Maha Areas' To Become UT

News 18  

Political mayhem and uncertainty looms over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row, which has intensified in the last couple of weeks, as the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party camps are unable to reach a common ground. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asserted the state government will fight even for “an inch of land.” Speaking at the state Legislative Assembly, Fadnavis said, “We will fight even for an inch. Apart from him, former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the central government should declare “Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra” areas as a Union Territory. This comes after, Maharashtra minister Shamburaj Desai on Friday said the state government will bring a resolution next week dispute and this will be “ten times more effective” than the one passed by Maharashtra. On Karnataka’s resolution, Desai said, “we will also convey to union home minister our strong displeasure over the leaders from Maharashtra being stopped from entering Karnataka,” he said.

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For Karnataka, border dispute with Maharashtra is closed chapter: Minister
4 months, 2 weeks ago

For Karnataka, border dispute with Maharashtra is closed chapter: Minister

The Hindu  

“As far as the Karnataka government is concerned, the border dispute with Maharashtra is a closed chapter. It is only a political tool in the hands of Maharashtra’s politicians,” said Tourism Minister H. K. Patil, who is a former chairman of the border disputes committee, in Belagavi on November 5. To a query on the border dispute, where Maharashtra claims …

Border dispute: Karnataka, Maharashtra get notice over failure to hold meetings
1 year, 1 month ago

Border dispute: Karnataka, Maharashtra get notice over failure to hold meetings

Hindustan Times  

The central government has served notices to both the Karnataka and Maharashtra governments for their failure to convene meetings of the coordination committee established in December 2022 to address border disputes between the two states, according to sources familiar with the matter. In 2022, Amit Shah organised a meeting of the then chief ministers of Karnataka and Maharashtra in New …

'Attack on federal system': Congress lashes out at BJP on K'taka-Maha border row
1 year, 11 months ago

'Attack on federal system': Congress lashes out at BJP on K'taka-Maha border row

Hindustan Times  

The Indian National Congress has hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and alleged that they have illegally formed the government in Maharashtra. The Congress party also blamed the ruling BJP for the ongoing dispute between Karnataka and its neighboring Maharashtra states over allocation of border villages near Belagavi. Union home minister Amit Shah with Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, …

Won't Demand UT Status for Border Areas in Karnataka if Injustice Stops: Raut
2 years, 2 months ago

Won't Demand UT Status for Border Areas in Karnataka if Injustice Stops: Raut

News 18  

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said his party would not demand the Union Territory status for border areas in Karnataka if the government in that state treated the local Marathi-speaking population fairly. After Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray demanded that disputed areas in Karnataka’s border region, which Maharashtra has been claiming, be declared as a UT pending the Supreme …

‘Karnataka should not challenge us’: Maharashtra CM Shinde on border row
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Karnataka should not challenge us’: Maharashtra CM Shinde on border row

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute is far from over. On Wednesday, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde said the state will not give up even an inch of land of 865 Marathi speaking villages. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde “Karnataka should not challenge us, we will not give up an inch of the land of 865 villages including Belgaum, Nipani, Karwar, Bidar, …

Not an inch of land will be ceded to Maharashtra, asserts CM Bommai
2 years, 2 months ago

Not an inch of land will be ceded to Maharashtra, asserts CM Bommai

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Reacting sharply to the resolution adopted by the Maharashtra Assembly on the Belagavi issue, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai reiterated that not an inch of land will be ceded to Maharashtra at any cost. He said that the resolution of the Maharashtra Assembly did not have any value and they are doing such things since the case filed by …

Language politics sees resurgence in Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute
2 years, 2 months ago

Language politics sees resurgence in Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 28, 2022 11:45 IST On December 14, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai and Eknath Shinde in Delhi amid the escalating border row between Karnataka and Maharashtra. Senior Maharashtra politicians such as Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party responded by saying that Karnataka give up the regions of “Belgaum”, Nippani, and Karwar …

Won't give up an inch of land, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde amid border dispute with Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

Won't give up an inch of land, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde amid border dispute with Karnataka

India Today  

Amid the border dispute brewing between Maharashtra and Karnataka, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the state won't give up an inch of land and, if need be, he would approach the Supreme Court and the Centre. Addressing the state legislative council on Wednesday, Shinde said, "Karnataka should not challenge us, we will not give up an inch of land …

‘No question of giving even an inch of land:’ Bommai condemns Maharashtra’s resolution
2 years, 2 months ago

‘No question of giving even an inch of land:’ Bommai condemns Maharashtra’s resolution

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai condemned the Maharashtra government on Tuesday over a resolution to legally pursue the inclusion of 865 Marathi-speaking villages in Karnataka into their state. There is no question of giving even an inch of Karnataka’s land,” Bommai said. They are making such statements and passing the resolution for their political gains.” Bommai reiterated that Karnataka is …

Maharashtra Legislature Resolution on Border Row is Irresponsible & Against Federal Structure: K'taka CM
2 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra Legislature Resolution on Border Row is Irresponsible & Against Federal Structure: K'taka CM

News 18  

Terming Maharashtra Legislature’s resolution on the border issue as “irresponsible and against federal structure,” Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday once again asserted that not even inch of the state’s land will be ceded. The Maharashtra Legislature today unanimously passed a resolution to “legally pursue” inclusion of 865 Marathi-speaking villages in Karnataka into the western state, amid the raging …

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: CM Eknath Shinde to move resolution in assembly
2 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: CM Eknath Shinde to move resolution in assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Nagpur: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will move a resolution in the State Assembly on Tuesday over the border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra, said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. "Today Chief Minister will move a resolution in the state assembly on the border dispute. Targeting the former CM and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray for requesting the central government to …

Karnataka border row resolution in Maharashtra assembly today; oppn, govt sparring on
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka border row resolution in Maharashtra assembly today; oppn, govt sparring on

Hindustan Times  

Amid a simmering row with Karnataka, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday presented a resolution - on the decades-old border dispute - in the state assembly. CM Eknath Shinde during the Winter Session of Maharashtra State Assembly, in Nagpur, India, This came a day after former CM and Shinde's ex party colleague - Uddhav Thackeray - suggested that the …

Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passes resolution on border issue with Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passes resolution on border issue with Karnataka

India TV News  

Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution on the border issue with Karnataka. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde moved the resolution in the assembly expressing solidarity with those living in the contentious boundary region with Karnataka. The remarks by Shinde, who was in Delhi to participate in the Veer Baal Divas function, came as the issue of the Maharashtra-Karnataka …

'Not an inch of Karnataka...': CM Bommai reiterates his stance on border dispute with Maharashtra
2 years, 2 months ago

'Not an inch of Karnataka...': CM Bommai reiterates his stance on border dispute with Maharashtra

India TV News  

Karnataka-Maharashtra border row: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, on Saturday, reiterated his position on the border dispute after the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on the issue. Karnataka govt committed to Kannadigas living Maharashtra: CM Bommai "The Maharashtra politicians are known for such tricks as they knew very well that their case is weak. Earlier today, December 27, …

Resolution in Maharashtra Assembly on Border Dispute with Karnataka on Tuesday: Shinde
2 years, 2 months ago

Resolution in Maharashtra Assembly on Border Dispute with Karnataka on Tuesday: Shinde

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said he would move a resolution in the state assembly on Tuesday expressing solidarity with those living in the contentious boundary region with Karnataka. The remarks by Shinde, who was in Delhi to participate in the Veer Baal Divas function, came as the issue of the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row echoed in the ongoing winter session …

Bring disputed area under central rule: Uddhav's Karnataka border row solution
2 years, 2 months ago

Bring disputed area under central rule: Uddhav's Karnataka border row solution

Hindustan Times  

After his government collapsed in June following the revolt by Ekanth Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray on Monday sparred for the first time with the ruling coalition in the legislative council. His attendance in the council coincides with the exchange of sharp comments between leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi combine and the ruling coalition over the decades-old border dispute with Karnataka in …

Why are two Indian states fighting over a district?
2 years, 2 months ago

Why are two Indian states fighting over a district?

Live Mint  

The border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka has simmered ever since the two states were created. Recently, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde announced that the state’s pension scheme for freedom fighters will be applicable to those in the Marathi-speaking border villages in Karnataka. In 1966, at Maharashtra’s insistence, the Centre formed the Justice Meher Chand Mahajan commission, which rejected the …

\'Like China, we will enter Karnataka\': Sanjay Raut over border issue with Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

\'Like China, we will enter Karnataka\': Sanjay Raut over border issue with Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Amid simmering tension between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the border issue, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday sparked a fresh controversy by saying, "We will enter Karnataka like China has entered the country". The leader's statement has come at a time of heightened tension between Maharashtra and Karnataka over a decades-old border conflict and the issue is listed …

"..Will enter Karnataka like China entered India", says Sanjay Raut on Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute – India TV
2 years, 2 months ago

"..Will enter Karnataka like China entered India", says Sanjay Raut on Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute – India TV

India TV News  

Maharashtra- Karnataka border dispute: Amid the border row between Maharashtra and Karnataka, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged CM Basavaraj Bommai of igniting a fire in the matter and warned they will enter the adjoining state just like "China has entered India". The long-pending border dispute between the two states flared up again on Monday when members of …

‘No dispute with Maharashtra’: Karnataka assembly resolution on Belagavi likely today
2 years, 2 months ago

‘No dispute with Maharashtra’: Karnataka assembly resolution on Belagavi likely today

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s border dispute with Maharashtra is settled, the Karnataka assembly is likely to say in a resolution on Wednesday, days after Union home minister Amit Shah set up a committee with three ministers each from the two neighbouring states to prevent escalation of the 56-year-old boundary dispute. As far as the state was concerned, there was no border dispute with …

Huge protest near Maharashtra-Karnataka border over dispute| Video
2 years, 3 months ago

Huge protest near Maharashtra-Karnataka border over dispute| Video

Hindustan Times  

A massive gathering of demonstrators was witnessed on Monday near the Maharashtra-Karnataka border days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah took up the matter with Chief Ministers of both the states - Eknath Shinde and Basavaraj Bommai. On Monday, however, as winter session began in both the state assemblies, a huge demonstration was staged near the Kongoli Toll Plaza near …

Ministerial team to resolve Maharashtra-Karnataka dispute: Amit Shah
2 years, 3 months ago

Ministerial team to resolve Maharashtra-Karnataka dispute: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

A six-member ministerial team, comprising three ministers each from Maharashtra and Karnataka, will sit-together to discuss a festering interstate border issue and no state will stake claim on the territory till the Supreme Court decides the dispute, Union home minister Amit Shah announced on Wednesday after a meeting with the chief ministers of both states. Union Home Minister Amit Shah …

Amit Shah meets CMs amid Karnataka-Maharashtra border row: ‘No state will…’
2 years, 3 months ago

Amit Shah meets CMs amid Karnataka-Maharashtra border row: ‘No state will…’

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held a meeting in New Delhi with Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and his Maharashtra counterpart Eknath Shinde to discuss the Belagavi border tussle between the two states. Union home minister Amit Shah with Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and the state deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis during a …

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: Will wait for SC's decision, committee formed, says Amit Shah
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: Will wait for SC's decision, committee formed, says Amit Shah

India TV News  

Maharashtra-Karnataka Border dispute: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who held a meeting on the border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, has asked both the states to form a six-member team with ministers from both states to address boundary issues. The Home Minister also said that they will wait for the Supreme Court and committee's decision and asked the opposition not …

'States' Quo: Centre Adopts Hands-off Approach on Maharashtra-Karnataka Border Brawl
2 years, 3 months ago

'States' Quo: Centre Adopts Hands-off Approach on Maharashtra-Karnataka Border Brawl

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre is faced with the challenging situation of trying to rein in the two warring states, Karnataka and Maharashtra, where it is in power. The border tussle between the states often rears up ahead of assembly elections or just before Karnataka holds its winter assembly session in the “disputed” district of Belagavi. This time …

‘PM Modi should clarify his stand on Maha-K'taka border row’: Uddhav Thackeray
2 years, 3 months ago

‘PM Modi should clarify his stand on Maha-K'taka border row’: Uddhav Thackeray

Hindustan Times  

Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should clarify his stand on the simmering Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute. ‘PM Modi should clarify his stand on Maha-K'taka border row’: Uddhav Thackeray Thackeray was speaking at the inauguration of the 42nd Marathwada Sahitya Sammelan at Sant Ramdas College in …

PM should clarify his stand on Maha-Karnataka border row, says Uddhav
2 years, 3 months ago

PM should clarify his stand on Maha-Karnataka border row, says Uddhav

Deccan Chronicle  

JALNA: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should clarify his stand on the simmering Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute. He also defended the collegium system of appointment of judges and hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party -led central government for "pressuring the judiciary" and trying to …

Karnataka-Maharashtra border row: MVA delegation meeting Shah won't make any difference, warns Bommai
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka-Maharashtra border row: MVA delegation meeting Shah won't make any difference, warns Bommai

India TV News  

Karnataka-Maharashtra border row: Clearing his stance on the ongoing border row, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai asserted that his government will not make any compromise on the issue and also said that the Maharashtra delegation meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah will not make any difference. Bommai said that he has asked a delegation of Karnataka Members of Parliament to …

BJP Govts in Karnataka, Maharashtra Deliberately Raking Up Border Row: Siddaramaiah
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP Govts in Karnataka, Maharashtra Deliberately Raking Up Border Row: Siddaramaiah

News 18  

Even as Belagavi is seemingly limping back to normalcy, former chief minister and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka assembly Siddaramaiah wondered if the controversy has been raked up by the ruling parties in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Opining that while the border issue between the two states has already been resolved by the Mahajan Commission report, Siddaramaiah said that Maharashtra has …

Bommai should ask PM Modi to direct Maharashtra government against fomenting trouble on border row: Siddaramaiah
2 years, 3 months ago

Bommai should ask PM Modi to direct Maharashtra government against fomenting trouble on border row: Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai should ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Central leaders of the BJP to direct Maharashtra government against fomenting trouble on the border row with Karnataka, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said. Referring to the attack on buses from Karnataka in Maharashtra, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the BJP was ruling both Karnataka as well as Maharashtra and Mr. …

Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: Declare Belagavi a 'Union Territory', demands Sanjay Raut
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: Declare Belagavi a 'Union Territory', demands Sanjay Raut

India TV News  

Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: Amid a simmering border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka which spilled onto roads, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today demanded Belagavi be declared a Union Territory and claimed incidents of violence in Belagavi cannot take place without Delhi's support. Raut also alleged attempts are being made to make Maharashtra unstable as no chief minister of Karnataka had …

Border row: Fadnavis dials Bommai, expresses 'disappointment' | Top 10 updates
2 years, 3 months ago

Border row: Fadnavis dials Bommai, expresses 'disappointment' | Top 10 updates

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke with Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai after the border dispute between two neighbouring states over claims for Belagavi in the southern state intensified on Tuesday, with vehicles from either side being targeted. Police personnel detain Karnataka Rakshana Vedike supporters during a protest over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute in Belagavi on Tuesday. His statement …

Border row: ‘Matter is in court, fight it legally’: CM Bommai tells CM Shinde
2 years, 3 months ago

Border row: ‘Matter is in court, fight it legally’: CM Bommai tells CM Shinde

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that he has appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to fight the border dispute issue legally as it is in court now. I appeal to Maharashtra CM that the matter is in court and fight it legally," said Karnataka CM on the visit of Maharashtra ministers. While Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister …

Explained | What is the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | What is the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The border town of Belagavi has been a part of Karnataka since boundaries were demarcated along linguistic lines under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The decades-old dispute flared up again in 2022 when Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the Karnataka government was considering laying claim to Jath taluk in Maharashtra, evoking a strong response. In …

Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Bihar Municipal Polls To Be Held On Dec 18, 20
2 years, 3 months ago

Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Bihar Municipal Polls To Be Held On Dec 18, 20

ABP News  

Hello and welcome to ABP HIGHLIGHTS. Supreme Court To Hear Maharashtra, Karnataka Border Dispute Today The Supreme Court is likely to hear Maharashtra's petition on a festering territorial dispute with Karnataka on Wednesday. Alibaba To Sell $200 Million Worth Of Shares In Zomato Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is planning to sell 3 per cent stake in Zomato …

Fully prepared for legal battle: Karnataka CM Bommai on border dispute with Maharashtra
2 years, 3 months ago

Fully prepared for legal battle: Karnataka CM Bommai on border dispute with Maharashtra

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the state government is fully prepared for a legal battle in the Supreme Court against Maharashtra in regard to the border dispute between the two states. The Karnataka chief minister also said that a team of well learned counsels led by Mukul Rohtagi and Uday Holla will present the case on behalf …

Karnataka-Maharashtra border row resurfaces, Shinde says, 'not even..'| Top 10
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka-Maharashtra border row resurfaces, Shinde says, 'not even..'| Top 10

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute has resurfaced amid remarks from both the state governments over the claim on villages in the border region. The comments by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai earlier this week and those by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis come as a court hearing in the decades-old matter is expected soon. While the …

Karnataka ready to present its case before Supreme Court: Bommai on border dispute with Maharashtra
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka ready to present its case before Supreme Court: Bommai on border dispute with Maharashtra

India Today  

With the border row with Maharashtra again escalating, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said they have a strong case to argue for the merger of some villages in Maharashtra with Karnataka. Bommai said his government has made elaborate preparations to present their argument before the Supreme Court when the border dispute case comes up for hearing. Responding to reports that …

No question of giving up any space in border districts of K’taka: CM
2 years, 3 months ago

No question of giving up any space in border districts of K’taka: CM

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the state will not give up any land on the border between Karnataka and Maharashtra. Bommai was responding to Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s remarks that his government “will fight to get villages in Karnataka added to Maharastra”. The state government will fight strongly in the Supreme Court to get …

Maha-Karnataka border dispute flares up again, court hearing soon
2 years, 3 months ago

Maha-Karnataka border dispute flares up again, court hearing soon

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The over-six-decade-old border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra has taken a new turn after Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday staked a claim to 40 villages in Maharashtra. In 1966, the Centre appointed the Mahajan Commission, before which the state government staked a claim to 865 villages based on the 1961 census. We have been opposing suppression and …

Karnataka-Maharashtra Border row | Bommai announces all-party meeting next week
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka-Maharashtra Border row | Bommai announces all-party meeting next week

The Hindu  

As the verbal altercation between the BJP governments in Karnataka and Maharashtra over the decades-old Karnataka-Maharashtra border issue continued on Thursday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that he would be convening an all-party meeting next week to discuss the issue comprehensively. Mr. Bommai pointed out that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was quoted in the media saying that he was …

Decades-old Karnataka, Maharashtra boundary dispute flares up again
2 years, 3 months ago

Decades-old Karnataka, Maharashtra boundary dispute flares up again

Deccan Chronicle  

BELAGAVI: The decades-old boundary dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra over Belagavi has again flared up as both the State governments are readying for a legal battle. On Monday, the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra appointed two Ministers to coordinate with the legal team regarding the court case on the dispute that is set to come up in the Supreme Court. …

Capable to protect state’s border, says CM Bommai on boundary row with Maharashtra
2 years, 3 months ago

Capable to protect state’s border, says CM Bommai on boundary row with Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that a panel of advocates has been formed to resolve the state borders issues with Maharashtra. Exuding confidence over the State government’s preparedness to handle the border row, especially the Belagavi case, with Maharashtra, the Chief Minister said that the panel of senior advocates includes Mukul Rohtagi, Shyam Diwan, Uday Holla, …

Will not cede even an inch: Karnataka CM Bommai on border dispute with Maharashtra
2 years, 10 months ago

Will not cede even an inch: Karnataka CM Bommai on border dispute with Maharashtra

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the state government's stand is very clear when it comes to border issues. Addressing the media after participating in a function organised by the Social welfare department, Bommai said politicians of Maharashtra raise the border issue whenever they face a political crisis in their state. READ | Karnataka contractor writes to PM …

Won\'t give even an inch of land to Maharashtra, asserts Karnataka CM Bommai
2 years, 10 months ago

Won\'t give even an inch of land to Maharashtra, asserts Karnataka CM Bommai

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday urged politicians of Maharashtra not to use language bogey or border issue for their political survival, as he made it clear that the state will not give even an inch of its land to the neighbouring state. He was responding to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's statement on Sunday that they …

BJP Leader Against Meghalaya-Assam Border Agreement, Says 'Consent of People Should Be Taken'
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP Leader Against Meghalaya-Assam Border Agreement, Says 'Consent of People Should Be Taken'

News 18  

Senior BJP leader AL Hek on Tuesday lambasted the Meghalaya and Assam governments for signing the boundary agreement in a piecemeal manner amidst opposition from all quarters. Assam and Meghalaya today signed an agreement to resolve their five-decade-old border dispute in six of the 12 locations, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah calling it a “historic day” for the Northeast. …

Assam, Meghalaya sign agreement to resolve border dispute
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam, Meghalaya sign agreement to resolve border dispute

The Hindu  

Assam and Meghalaya have partially resolved a 50-year-old border dispute in six of the 12 sectors along their 885-km boundary. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday signed a “historic” agreement for a closure in six disputed sectors that were taken up for resolution in the first phase. The six disputed sectors …

Karnataka CM's Comments on Border Dispute Need to Be Taken Seriously, Says Maha Cong Chief
3 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka CM's Comments on Border Dispute Need to Be Taken Seriously, Says Maha Cong Chief

News 18  

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Tuesday said the state government should take serious note of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s remark that 40 villages from Jat tehsil in the border district of Sangli were welcome to join the southern state. He also said Karnataka will not part with even an inch of Belagavi and other Marathi-dominated areas in that …

Border row: Shiv Sena demands Belgaum be declared Union Territory
4 years ago

Border row: Shiv Sena demands Belgaum be declared Union Territory

India TV News  

The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said Belgaum should be declared as a Union Territory, alleging that atrocities on Marathi-speaking people by pro-Kannada outfits were continuing there. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' alleged that a pro-Kannada organisation recently beat up Marathi people in Belgaum, removed Marathi boards from shops there and also targeted pro-Marathi social media users. It also …

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