Uddhav Thackeray said, โUntil the Supreme Court decides on the matter, Belagavi, Karwar, and Nippani should be declared as a union territoryโ
Mumbai: After Shiv Sena Leader Uddhav Thackerayโs government collapsed in the state, for the first time Thackeray wrangled with the ruling coalition in the legislative council. His presence in the council coincides with the recent exchange of scathing remarks between the Maha Vikas Aghadi combineโs leaders and the ruling coalition regarding the long-standing border dispute with Karnataka. The Maha Vikas Aghadi combineโs leaders are the Congress, the NCP, and his party. At the council, he said that a separate union territory to be formed out of the contest territory.
Addressing the legislative council, Uddhav Thackeray stood firm and raised his voice over the issues being faced by Marathi-speaking people in Karnatakaโs border area. He demanded to turn the area into union territory till the dispute is resolved.
He launched an attack on Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. โWhile Karnataka Chief Minister (Basavaraj Bommai) is aggressive on border row, Chief Minister Shinde is silent,โ he said.
โUntil the Supreme Court decides on the matter, Belagavi, Karwar, and Nippani should be declared as a union territory. This should be added in the proposal that is to be passed in the assembly,โ he further said.
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Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that in the assembly on December 27 a resolution on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute will be introduced. โIn any situation, we wonโt be leaving our people residing in border areas, alone. Weโll fight for every inch of land whether in the Supreme Court or otherwise. Weโll fight against injustice meted out to those living in border areas and we will bring proposals. Maharashtra wonโt relent,โ he said, addressing the house.
Ahead of the assembly session, opposition leaders protested against the current ruling government. The state assembly has experienced commotion on the issue for the second week in a row. When the winter assembly sessions began last week in both Maharashtra and Karnataka, there was a significant march that took place close to the border. There were reports of several people being held amidst heavy security.
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