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    Home / News / Politics News / Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: Won't forfeit even an inch, says Shinde
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    Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: Won't forfeit even an inch, says Shinde
    The dispute began in 1948 when Belgaum municipality demanded to be merged with the proposed state of Maharashtra but was made part of the Mysore State with 10 other talukas

    Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: Won't forfeit even an inch, says Shinde

    By Prateek Talukdar
    Nov 25, 2022
    02:24 pm

    What's the story

    Reacting to the fresh salvo over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, the former state's CM Eknath Shinde proclaimed on Thursday that they wouldn't forfeit even an inch of land.

    He said they were working on providing justice to the Marathi people in border areas as it is their duty to solve the problem of the 40 villages, which the Karnataka government staked a claim to.

    Context

    Why does this story matter?

    The decades-old Maharashtra and Karnataka border dispute began during the reorganization of several states in the 1950s.

    Since then, Maharashtra has insisted that nearly 865 border villages/cities, including the likes of Nipani, Belagavi (previously Belgaum), and Karwar, should be merged with the state.

    Meanwhile, Karnataka has declared its rights on 260 Kannada-speaking border villages that are part of Maharashtra.

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    The case in SC has been delayed

    The controversy resurfaced after Shinde on Monday appointed two ministers to coordinate with the legal team in the border dispute case ahead of the hearing in the Supreme Court.

    The matter was earlier scheduled for November 23 but has been deferred.

    Meanwhile, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday claimed that some villages on the border passed resolutions to merge with Karnataka in the past.

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    Maratha groups protest against Bommai

    Pune, Maharashtra | Maratha Mahasangh protest against Karnataka* CM Bommai over his statement on the Karnataka Maharashtra border dispute, paint over Karnataka buses (24.11)

    — ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2022

    Details

    Bommai seems possessed: Uddhav Thackeray

    Shinde echoed remarks by Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, who said the state government will fight strongly to claim Marathi-speaking villages, including Belagavi, Karwar, and Nipani.

    However, Bommai termed Fadnavis's statement as provocative.

    The opposition in Maharashtra also took potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is incumbent in both states.

    Moreover, former CM Uddhav Thackeray said Bommai seems "possessed."

    Opposition

    Ammunition for the opposition in states

    Maharashtra opposition leader Ajit Pawar of the National Congress Party (NCP), a constituent of the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, sought the Centre's intervention in the issue.

    Former Karnataka CM and current Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly, Siddaramaiah, demanded an advisory committee be formed, including him, to resolve the issue.

    Earlier, Maharashtra moved the SC in 2004 over the issue.

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    BJP is in power in both states

    To note, the BJP is in power in Karnataka and is a coalition partner of the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde), which formed the government after unseating the MVA following the bifurcation of the Shiv Sena earlier this year.

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