: Marathi-speaking areas in Karnataka should be made a Union Territory, says Uddhav Thackeray #IndiaNEWS A decades-old conflict between Maharashtra and Karnataka over border areas escalated on Wednesday,

Marathi-speaking areas in Karnataka should be made a Union Territory, says Uddhav Thackeray #IndiaNEWS
A decades-old conflict between Maharashtra and Karnataka over border areas escalated on Wednesday, PTI reported. It started after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, speaking at a book launch, raked up the matter. He suggested that the disputed border areas between both the states should be made a Union Territory until the matter was decided by the Supreme Court.Thackeray also criticised the BS Yediyurappa-led government for the alleged atrocities committed on Marathi-speaking population in the border areas of Karnataka. He called for a fight to incorporate those areas into Maharashtra. “We have to learn from past experiences and fight to win,??? the Shiv Sena leader said. “The Karnataka-occupied Marathi-speaking areas will be included in Maharashtra.???Maharashtra maintains its claim over certain areas of Karnataka, including Belagavi, Karwar and Nippani, contending that the majority of population in these areas is Marathi-speaking. The Karnataka government has opposed the assertion and the case is pending before the Supreme Court for many years. “When the case is being heard in the Supreme Court, the Karnataka government renames Belgaum, declares it as its second capital, constructs a legislature building and holds one legislature session there,??? Thackeray said. “Isn’t this contempt of court???? Targeting an umbrella organisation called Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti, Thackeray said it has disintegrated...Read more

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