Karnataka CM Bommai said the state government will not be ceding even an inch of land to Maharashtra. Maharashtra claims Belagavi, Khanapur, Karwar, Bidar and some other border areas as its own.
MPs Should Meet PM On Karnataka Border Issue : Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai:
Maharashtra MPs should meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raise the issues of incorporating into the state areas in Karnataka where Marathi-speaking people are in majority and also the Maratha quota, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Thursday.
Mr Thackeray made the suggestions to all-party MPs during a meeting he held in Mumbai ahead of Parliaments budget session which begins on January 29.
Addressing reporters after the meeting, the chief minister said he urged the Parliamentarians to raise the issues concerning the state before the Centre keeping aside political differences.
Won’t give an inch : BS Yediyurappa slams Uddhav Thackeray over Karnataka-occupied areas remarks The Maharashtra chief minister on Sunday said his government is committed to incorporating into the state the areas of Karnataka where Marathi-speaking people are in majority File photo of BS Yediyurappa. PTI
Bengaluru: Protests erupted in parts of Karnataka on Monday including in the district headquarters city of Belagavi on Monday in a strong condemnation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray s statement on the sensitive border issue.
Political leaders cutting across party lines came down heavily on Thackeray. There is no question of giving even an inch of land from Karnataka to Maharashtra. He should give up issuing statements just for political reasons, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa told reporters on Monday.