Maharashtra will struggle even for an inch of land, says Fadnavis on border row with Karnataka
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NAGPUR: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asserted the state authorities will struggle even for an inch of land, amid the simmering boundary dispute with Karnataka.
Speaking within the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Fadnavis stated the state authorities will do no matter it could to make sure the Marathi-speaking folks in Karnataka get justice.
The challenge of the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row echoed within the ongoing winter session of the state Assembly right here on Monday, with the opposition demanding a decision on the problem.
Notably, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously handed a decision on the border row with Maharashtra, resolving to guard the southern state’s pursuits and to not cede an inch of land to its neighbour.
The decision, which additionally condemned the border dispute “created” by Maharashtra and moved by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, was adopted by a voice vote.
On Monday, elevating the problem within the Maharashtra Assembly, Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar requested why did the federal government not transfer the decision on the border row when it was determined within the Business Advisory Committee {that a} proposal on it will be moved within the first week of the winter session.
The proposal to maneuver the decision additionally didn’t determine in Monday’s enterprise record, he identified.
Pawar stated the statements by Karnataka chief minister have “hurt the pride of Maharashtra.”
Responding to it, Deputy CM Fadnavis stated the decision couldn’t be launched final week because the state of affairs was not conducive, an obvious reference to the suspension of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Jayant Patil who was suspended on Thursday for the remainder of the session for his comment in opposition to Speaker Rahul Narvekar.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was in Delhi to attend an official perform resulting from which the decision couldn’t be tabled within the House, Fadnavis stated.
He assured the House {that a} decision on the border row can be tabled on Monday or Tuesday.
“We will fight even for an inch. We will do whatever we can for the justice of the Marathi-speaking population in Karnataka,” the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief stated. The state authorities is not going to again down even an inch on the problem, he added.
Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan (Congress) stated the Karnataka CM has been resorting to utilizing provocative language and the Maharashtra authorities ought to take up the problem with the Union Home Ministry, underneath which comes the Linguistic Minorities Commission.
The Maharashtra authorities mustn’t act as a mere spectator within the case when the Karnataka authorities is making an attempt to muddy the waters, Chavan stated.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) member Bhaskar Jadhav accused the Maharashtra chief minister and deputy chief minister of turning into helpless within the case when the Marathi-speaking inhabitants is “ill-treated.”
Hitting again, Fadnavis stated nobody has the heart to make the chief minister and deputy chief minister turn into helpless.
NAGPUR: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asserted the state authorities will struggle even for an inch of land, amid the simmering boundary dispute with Karnataka.
Speaking within the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Fadnavis stated the state authorities will do no matter it could to make sure the Marathi-speaking folks in Karnataka get justice.
The challenge of the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row echoed within the ongoing winter session of the state Assembly right here on Monday, with the opposition demanding a decision on the problem.
Notably, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously handed a decision on the border row with Maharashtra, resolving to guard the southern state’s pursuits and to not cede an inch of land to its neighbour.
The decision, which additionally condemned the border dispute “created” by Maharashtra and moved by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, was adopted by a voice vote.
On Monday, elevating the problem within the Maharashtra Assembly, Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar requested why did the federal government not transfer the decision on the border row when it was determined within the Business Advisory Committee {that a} proposal on it will be moved within the first week of the winter session.
The proposal to maneuver the decision additionally didn’t determine in Monday’s enterprise record, he identified.
Pawar stated the statements by Karnataka chief minister have “hurt the pride of Maharashtra.”
Responding to it, Deputy CM Fadnavis stated the decision couldn’t be launched final week because the state of affairs was not conducive, an obvious reference to the suspension of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Jayant Patil who was suspended on Thursday for the remainder of the session for his comment in opposition to Speaker Rahul Narvekar.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was in Delhi to attend an official perform resulting from which the decision couldn’t be tabled within the House, Fadnavis stated.
He assured the House {that a} decision on the border row can be tabled on Monday or Tuesday.
“We will fight even for an inch. We will do whatever we can for the justice of the Marathi-speaking population in Karnataka,” the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief stated. The state authorities is not going to again down even an inch on the problem, he added.
Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan (Congress) stated the Karnataka CM has been resorting to utilizing provocative language and the Maharashtra authorities ought to take up the problem with the Union Home Ministry, underneath which comes the Linguistic Minorities Commission.
The Maharashtra authorities mustn’t act as a mere spectator within the case when the Karnataka authorities is making an attempt to muddy the waters, Chavan stated.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) member Bhaskar Jadhav accused the Maharashtra chief minister and deputy chief minister of turning into helpless within the case when the Marathi-speaking inhabitants is “ill-treated.”
Hitting again, Fadnavis stated nobody has the heart to make the chief minister and deputy chief minister turn into helpless.
