Maharashtra CM promises to get back 'Marathi-speaking' border areas from Karnataka

Reigniting border war between Karnataka and Maharashtra, CM Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, paid tribute to martyrs of border war, stating that bringing back Marathi-speaking areas of Karnataka into state was only befitting tribute. Asserting his commitment to solve 'border dispute', Thackeray ded promised to fulfill it. Thackeray h reignited regional issue in December 2019, when he referred to Belgaum as  'Karnataka-occupied-Maharashtra' in Assembly.

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Uddhav: 'Karnataka-occupied-Maharashtra'

On 20 December 2019, in a bizarre comment, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray questioned Opposition BJP as to where y planned to rehabilitate Hindus migrating into India under CAA. In Assembly, Thackeray commented on amended Citizenship Act which h caused protests across country including Maharashtra. Thackeray has assured that  'Maha govt will protect everyone's rights' in Nagpur Assembly.

"Like PoK, re was a Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra. People in Belgaum are t only Hindus but also Marathi-speaking people and wanted to be part of Maharashtra. However, y are facing oppression from BJP-led government in Karnataka. Even for speaking truth, Belgaum mayor was booked for treason," he said in Assembly. Later Shiv Sena workers burnt effigies of Karnataka CM Yediyurappa in Kolhapur, stopped state transport buses from going to Belgaum and stalled screening of a Kanna film in a atre Kolhapur. 

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Karnataka-Maharashtra border issue

border issue involves a set of 800+ vills along with Belgaum district being claimed by Maharashtra as a part of state on linguistic grounds. Marathi-speaking majority district, which was previously a part of Bombay presidency was given to Karnataka after independence. While several Maharashtra leers including Senapati Bapat have fought for regaining Belgaum, government-appointed Mahajan Commission awarded Maharashtra 264 vills including Nandag, Nippani Khanapur in 1967, but let Karnataka keep Belgaum, while Kasargod went to Kerala.

Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti which was founded in 1948, protested and have recently submitted ir list of demands and memorandum to Thackeray. Later in 2005, Maharashtra government filed a petition in Supreme Court staking claim over Belgaum. Supreme Court began its hearing on Maharashtra's petition on 17 January 2007 and is still being heard in apex court.

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