Sri Kshetra Dharmastala dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade, Karnataka minister for rural development and panchayat raj KS Eshwarappa and Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja at Dharmastala temple on Sunday.
MANGALURU: Charging Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray with reigniting the border dispute to garner publicity, Karnataka minister for rural development and panchayat raj KS Eshwarappa on Sunday said that the former was deliberately stoking controversy since his popularity in the neighbouring state was on the wane.
Eshwarappa, participating in a government programme in Bantwal, said that Uddhav continued to make unfounded statements despite being privy to the Mahajan Commission Report. “It is common to find people, the popularity of whom is sliding, attacking strong ones. This is why he is making such statements about Karnataka to get the Backing of Marathi-speaking people. The Mahajan Committee Report’s finding is the last word on the dispute,” Eshwarappa said.
He tells Uddhav Thackarey to stop raking up border issue for political gains
Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi said on Thursday that the border issue was settled and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackarey must behave maturely and stop unnecessarily raking up the issue for political gains.
Hitting back at Mr. Thackarey’s statement that Belagavi and other areas of the State claimed by Maharashtra must be declared Union Territories, Mr. Savadi said by the same logic Karnataka would also have a claim over several areas in Maharashtra, including Mumbai. “The entire Bombay Karnataka region was under Bombay Presidency and hence we can also argue that we have a claim over Mumbai. We can make a claim on Mumbai and say till the issue is settled, let Mumbai be made a Union Territory,” he said.