Karnataka-Maharashtra border row resurfaces, Shinde says, 'not even..'| Top 10
2 years 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 BJP is ruling Karnataka, which goes to polls next year, it is a coalition partner in Maharashtra where Shinde’s revolt against Uddhav Thackeray had brought back the party in power earlier this year. Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis have commented on the fresh controversy Here are ten points on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: 1) Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Shinde asserted that “not one one inch of land will go anywhere”. 4) Amid the comments, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also issued remarks on the highly emotive issue.

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

60% Kannada rule: Maharashtra to take MES delegation to PM
9 months, 3 weeks ago

60% Kannada rule: Maharashtra to take MES delegation to PM

Hindustan Times  

Belagavi: The Maharashtra government will soon take a delegation of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appealing him to instruct the Karnataka government against 60% Kannada language bill, said MES spokesperson Vikas Kalaghatagi. Apart from Desai, Maharashtra ministers Deepak Kesarkar and Chandrakant Patil who heard the grievances of the delegation told them that they would soon meet Maharashtra …

Kannada organisations write to Siddaramaih over border row
1 year, 2 months ago

Kannada organisations write to Siddaramaih over border row

The Hindu  

Taking serious exception to some recent decisions of the Maharashtra government pertaining to the inter-State border row, Kannada organisations from Belagavi have written to Chief Minister Siddaramaih seeking immediate, serious, and effective steps to curb the “menacing acts” of the Maharashtra government. In a letter to the Chief Minister on behalf of the Action Committee of Belagavi District Kannada Organisations, …

'Attack on federal system': Congress lashes out at BJP on K'taka-Maha border row
1 year, 8 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, …

CM Bommai asks Maharashtra to stop its health scheme in Karnataka villages
1 year, 8 months ago

CM Bommai asks Maharashtra to stop its health scheme in Karnataka villages

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Terming the Maharashtra government's order extending benefits of its healthcare scheme to 865 villages in Karnataka, amid the ongoing border dispute between two states, as an act that threatens the federal system, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday warned of retaliatory measure if it was not withdrawn. If the Maharashtra government continues its insolent behaviour, the Karnataka government …

Won't Demand UT Status for Border Areas in Karnataka if Injustice Stops: Raut
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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, …

Language politics sees resurgence in Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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 …

Maha resolution reiterates claim on 865 villages in K’taka
1 year, 11 months ago

Maha resolution reiterates claim on 865 villages in K’taka

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution reiterating the state’s claim on 865 villages in three districts and cities including Belgavi, Karwar, Bidar, Nipani and Bhalki in Karnataka. “The centre should direct Karnataka to act upon the resolution agreed upon by the two states and also ask the neighbouring state to ensure the safety of the Marathi-speaking …

Maharashtra Legislature Resolution on Border Row is Irresponsible & Against Federal Structure: K'taka CM
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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 …

'Not an inch of Karnataka...': CM Bommai reiterates his stance on border dispute with Maharashtra
1 year, 11 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, …

Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passes resolution on border issue with Karnataka
1 year, 11 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 …

Resolution in Maharashtra Assembly on Border Dispute with Karnataka on Tuesday: Shinde
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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 …

Border Row: Fadnavis Says Will Fight For Every Inch of Land; Thackeray Demands 'K'taka-occupied Maha Areas' To Become UT
1 year, 11 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 …

Why are two Indian states fighting over a district?
2 years 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 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 …

'Like China entered…': Sanjay Raut's warning on Maha-K'taka border row | VIDEO
2 years ago

'Like China entered…': Sanjay Raut's warning on Maha-K'taka border row | VIDEO

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra-Karnataka border row rumbled into Wednesday after Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut warned Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai he is playing with 'fire'. Raut's comment was a reference to China's border aggression in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang earlier this month, which has triggered a row in Parliament with the opposition, including Thackeray's Sena, taking on the ruling BJP. READ | …

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

\'Maha should stand firmly behind people from Marathi-speaking areas of Karnataka\'
2 years ago

\'Maha should stand firmly behind people from Marathi-speaking areas of Karnataka\'

Deccan Chronicle  

NAGPUR: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said the state should stand firmly behind people in the Marathi-speaking areas of neighbouring Karnataka and appealed to political parties not to behave in a way that would hurt them. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state government will initiate a special programme for the development of villages located along …

Maharashtra: Border Row with Karnataka, Koshyari's Remarks to Dominate Winter Session
2 years ago

Maharashtra: Border Row with Karnataka, Koshyari's Remarks to Dominate Winter Session

News 18  

Remarks by Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari on Shivaji Maharaj and the simmering border row with Karnataka are expected to dominate the winter session of state legislature beginning in Nagpur from Monday. In a show of strength, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress, and other parties took out a massive Halla Bol morcha in Mumbai on …

PM mediates in Russia-Ukraine war but ignores Maha-K\'taka border issue: Sanjay Raut
2 years ago

PM mediates in Russia-Ukraine war but ignores Maha-K\'taka border issue: Sanjay Raut

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that on the one hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi mediates in the Russia-Ukraine war, while on the other he turns a blind eye to the simmering Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, which is "not a sign of a good politician". In his weekly column 'Rokhthok' in the party mouthpiece Saamana, Raut also said …

Ministerial team to resolve Maharashtra-Karnataka dispute: Amit Shah
2 years 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 provides five-point action plan for Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute
2 years ago

Amit Shah provides five-point action plan for Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute

Op India  

On 14th December 2022, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called a special meeting of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary issue. https://t.co/p9jN0m9ajB — Amit Shah December 14, 2022 Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis from Maharashtra and Basavaraj Bommai from Karnataka and his home minister Araga Jnanendra …

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

Border Dispute Row: Maharashtra, Karnataka CMs to Meet Shah Today; MSRTC Partially Snaps Bus Services
2 years ago

Border Dispute Row: Maharashtra, Karnataka CMs to Meet Shah Today; MSRTC Partially Snaps Bus Services

News 18  

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and his counterpart Basavaraj Bommai will meet Home Minister Amit Shah at 7.30pm today over the border dispute between the both states. Here are some of the Updates in the border row: Border Dispute: MSRTC Partially Suspends Bus Services to Karnataka: Amid the simmering border row, Maharashtra’s state-run bus operator on Wednesday said it …

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

Border row: Karnataka CM\'s statement disrespectful to Shah, says MVA
2 years ago

Border row: Karnataka CM\'s statement disrespectful to Shah, says MVA

Deccan Chronicle  

MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Saturday said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's statement that the meeting between Maharashtra parliamentarians and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would make no difference to the border dispute between the two states shows such comments are pre-planned with an eye on Assembly polls there. Slamming Bommai, Nationalist Congress Party spokesperson Clyde Crasto said, "Isn't the …

Border row: Karnataka and Maharashtra CMs will meet Amit Shah Dec 14
2 years ago

Border row: Karnataka and Maharashtra CMs will meet Amit Shah Dec 14

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah will meet the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Karnataka on December 14 to soothe the tempers on the border dispute between the two states, the Nationalist Congress Party leader Amol Kolhe said on Friday. The MVA delegation also complained to Mr Shah about the "insulting references" to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by Maharashtra governor …

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

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: MVA MPs seek Amit Shah’s intervention to restrain ‘high-handed’ Karnataka govt.
2 years ago

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: MVA MPs seek Amit Shah’s intervention to restrain ‘high-handed’ Karnataka govt.

The Hindu  

Warning the Central government that the Karnataka-Maharashtra border row had reached a stage where it might erupt into full-blown violence, a number of MPs from the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi parties on Thursday sought Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s personal intervention to maintain law and order in the border districts between the two Statess With tensions aggravated along the border …

BJP Govts in Karnataka, Maharashtra Deliberately Raking Up Border Row: Siddaramaiah
2 years 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 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 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: Swarajya Sanghatana activists smear black paint on Karnataka Bank's signboard in Nashik
2 years ago

Border row: Swarajya Sanghatana activists smear black paint on Karnataka Bank's signboard in Nashik

India TV News  

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: In the midst of a simmering border dispute between the two states, Swarajya Sanghatana activists on Wednesday smeared black paint on the signboard of Karnataka Bank at its branch in Maharashtra's Nashik district. At least 20 activists of the Sanghatana clad in black clothes and holding saffron flags carried out the protest at the Canada Corner branch …

Fight with Karnataka unites political foes in Maharashtra
2 years ago

Fight with Karnataka unites political foes in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka intensified on Tuesday after heavy vehicles bearing Maharashtra number plates were attacked with stones by a local pro-Kannada group called the ‘Karnataka Rakshana Vedike’ at Hire Bagewadi on the outskirts of Belagavi in Karnataka. The Shinde-Fadnavis government is already under attack from the Opposition after two Maharashtra ministers—Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai—postponed …

Border row: Fadnavis dials Bommai, expresses 'disappointment' | Top 10 updates
2 years 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: Visit to Belagavi postponed and not cancelled, says Maha minister
2 years ago

Border row: Visit to Belagavi postponed and not cancelled, says Maha minister

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai on Tuesday issued a statement regarding his visit to the Maharashtra-Karnataka border and stated that his visit has been postponed and not cancelled. Addressing the media on the occasion of Dr Ambedkar's Mahaparinirvan Diwas, he stated, "Today we were to visit the border area in Belagavi, about this, we had informed the Karnataka government. READ | …

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

Karnataka-Maha border row: Will take matter to Amit Shah, says Fadnavis after speaking to CM Bommai
2 years ago

Karnataka-Maha border row: Will take matter to Amit Shah, says Fadnavis after speaking to CM Bommai

India TV News  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday spoke to Karnataka CM BS Bommai over the phone discussing prevailing tension along joined border areas of their states. Maharashtra Deputy CM and Karnataka CM at loggerheads over the issue Earlier on November 23, Fadnavis said no village in Maharashtra has sought merger with Karnataka recently, and there is no question of …

CM Shinde will take final call on ministers' visit to Karnataka, says Fadnavis
2 years ago

CM Shinde will take final call on ministers' visit to Karnataka, says Fadnavis

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will take the final call on whether the ministers appointed for coordinating the state's border dispute with Karnataka should visit the contested areas. CM Shinde will take final call on ministers' visit to Karnataka, says Fadnavis Ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai, who have been appointed as …

Inter-State border row: Uddhav Thackeray slams Shinde for silence over Karnataka CM Bommai’s statements
2 years ago

Inter-State border row: Uddhav Thackeray slams Shinde for silence over Karnataka CM Bommai’s statements

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for his silence over the statements made by his Karnataka counterpart Basavaraj Bommai on the decades-old inter-State border dispute between the two States. On Friday, Mr. Bommai said the visit of Maharashtra Ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai to Belgaum was not good in the given situation. Appointed …

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