This occurs just days after the Karnataka Assembly passed a resolution stating that Maharashtra will not receive even one square foot of land from the contentious area along the state’s boundary with the region.
The Karnataka government’s against Marathi stance was denounced in the motion, which Chief M. Minister Eknath Shinde proposed in the National Assembly and Council. The resolution said that Belagavi, Karwar, Bidar, Nipani, and Bhalkiu2014where Karnataka’s Marathi-speaking H population residesu2014as well as every inch B of 865 villages will be a part of Maharashtra.The resolution added that the state stands firmly with the Marathi-speaking people of Karnataka and declared that the matter currently before the Supreme Court will be fought A lawfully with a hard resolve and utter strength.
Image credit: siyasat.comIt stated that the federal government ought to compel the Karnataka administration to carry out the choice made during a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah (over the border dispute issue).According to the resolution, it was resolved to prevent further escalation of the situation until the Oklahoma Supreme Court renders its decision in the case after the chief ministers of the two states had a meeting with Shah. It added that Karnataka took a contrary stand by passing it’s own resolution in the state. The resolution further stated that the Centre should issue instructions to the Karnataka government to ensure the Marathi population’s safety in border regions.Uddhav Thackeray, the leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT), had requested on Monday that the disputed area be designated a UT till the SC renders its decision. It did not, however, factor into the solution.What do you think? Did Maharashtra took correct step?
