No question of letting go an inch, says Karnataka CM over Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute

Belagavi, December 21: Amid ongoing border dispute with Maharashtra, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that there was no question of letting go 'even an inch of Karnataka's borders' to Maharashtra. 

 

 

Amid reports of vandalism in Belagavi, where a statue of 19th-century warrior Sangolli Rayanna and Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji was vandalised, Bommai said that those disturbing the peace in Belagavi will be tried under sedition law. Earlier today, activists staged a road blockade and demanded that the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) - the organisation alleged to be behind the acts of vandalism - be banned.

 

The clashes took place even as the Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed a resolution condemning the defacing of Shivaji Maharaj and Sangolli Rayanna's statues. Bommai said that if Kannadigas in parts of Maharashtra wants to join Karnataka, the state government is ready to pass a resolution.

 

 

 

"There is no question of letting go even an inch of Karnataka's border... It is a clear stand of the government that the Mahajan report is final on the border issue, still, some individuals and organisations are repeatedly causing disturbance to the peace and it is condemnable. This House unanimously condemns such acts and decides to punish the miscreants involved in it," Bommai said.

Bommai alleged that the Maharashtra government is making attempts to keep the Karnataka Maharashtra border dispute open despite the Mahajan report and trying to create tensions on the basis of the linguistic divide. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj BommaiKarnataka CM warns of 'stringent action' over vandalism of Shivaji Maharaj, Sangolli Rayanna statues

 

"We will initiate stringent action against those disturbing law and order in the state. This time decisive action will be taken so that the miscreants do not continue their activities," Bommai said earlier today.

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