Maharashtra / Maharashtra Karnataka border issue NCP Chief Sharad pawar statament attacks CM Eknath Shinde

Sharad Pawar Statement: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has given a statement on the ongoing border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka. He said using strong words. No one should test our (Maharashtra) patience and it should not go in the wrong direction. Sharad Pawar's statement came after sporadic incidents of violence in some areas along the Maharashtra-Karnataka border. He said, due to the statements of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, an atmosphere of fear has been created in the border villages.

What did Basavaraj Bommai say?

Amid rising border row with Maharashtra, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said harmony between the people of the two states should not be disturbed and vowed his government to protect the state's borders and the interests of Kannada-speaking people here and in other states. expressed commitment.

He also said that he is confident that Karnataka will win the legal battle over the border dispute as the state's stand is both legal and constitutional. Bommai's statement comes amid reports that a ministerial delegation from Maharashtra, which was expected to visit Belagavi, may not turn up today. In the statements of some Maharashtra leaders, his (Bommai's) government was also accused of raising the border issue keeping in mind the upcoming elections.

In response to a question, he said, Karnataka's stand on the upcoming assembly elections and the border issue is not related to each other, Maharashtra has been raising this issue for many years. As Maharashtra stirs controversy, response comes from Karnataka. The Chief Minister said that there is harmony between the people of both the states and it should not be disturbed.

The matter is Supreme Court, our stand is both legal and constitutional, so we are confident that we will win the legal battle, he said. So there is no question of making it an issue for the elections. We are determined to protect the state borders and the interests of our people and Kannada speaking people living in Maharashtra, Telangana and Kerala.

Let us inform that Maharashtra ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai were scheduled to go to Belagavi in Karnataka on Tuesday along with an MP where they were scheduled to meet workers of the Maharashtra Integration Committee and hold talks with them on the decades-old border issue.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said he would ask his Maharashtra counterpart Eknath Shinde to stop his cabinet colleagues from visiting Belagavi as their visit could affect the law and order situation in the border district. He had also given instructions to the concerned officials about the steps to be taken in the event of the leaders visiting and made it clear that the government would not hesitate to take legal action.

What did Sharad Pawar say?

On this whole controversy, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said, despite CM Shinde talking to CM of Karnataka, he has not shown any leniency on this issue...No one should test our (Maharashtra) patience and this Don't go in the wrong direction.

He further said, CM Shinde should keep all the parties in confidence before taking any decision. Parliament session is about to begin, I request all the MPs to come together and take a stand on this.