Maharashtra-Karnataka row: Uddhav Thackeray demands to declare disputed areas as UT
Nagpur (Maharashtra), December 27: In the midst of the border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, Shiv Sena (UBT) president and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray demanded on Tuesday that the disputed areas be declared Union Territory.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray stated that the Opposition supports the resolution after the Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed it on the border issue with Karnataka. In an interview with reporters, Thackeray stated, "We supported today's resolution. Whatever happens in favour of Maharashtra, we will support it. But there are some questions. For over two years, people (living in border areas) have been demanding to include them in Maharashtra. What are we doing about that?"
"Today government replied that the disputed area cannot be declared as a Union Territory as said by Supreme Court in 2008. However, the situation is not the same now. The Karnataka government is not following it. They are doing an Assembly session there and renamed Belagavi. So we should go to Supreme Court and ask SC to declare it as UT," Thackeray further said.
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The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on the state's border dispute with Karnataka on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde introduced a resolution in the state Assembly on Tuesday regarding the state's border dispute with Karnataka.
The state assembly unanimously passed a resolution stating that Maharashtra will fight the pending case in the Supreme Court with all of its might for the inclusion of all 865 villages in Maharashtra, including Belgavi, Karwar, Nipani, and Bidar Bhalki.
The resolution also condemned the Karnataka administration for its anti-Marathi stand in the border area.
According to the resolution, the Maharashtra government will support the Marathi people in border areas and will fight for their incorporation into Maharashtra in the Supreme Court.
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