Border row: Pawar gives ‘24 hours’ to Bommai; Maharashtra stops bus services to Karnataka
2 years ago

Border row: Pawar gives ‘24 hours’ to Bommai; Maharashtra stops bus services to Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday gave Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai ‘24 hours’ to stop attacks in Karnataka on trucks with Maharashtra registration numbers, or else, he said, ‘we won’t be able to observe patience.' On Tuesday, a protest by the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike – a pro-Kannada organisation – against the proposed visit of two Maharashtra ministers to Belagavi, turned violent. Meanwhile, Pawar also accused Bommai of inciting ‘anti-Maharashtra protests.’ “The Karnataka CM is inviting anti-Maharashtra protests. Also on Tuesday, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation announced it is stopping it's bus services to the neighbouring state on advice of the Maharashtra home department.

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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

The Hindu  

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News 18  

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2 years ago

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India Today  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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2 years ago

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India Today  

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News 18  

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India Today  

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Firstpost  

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