Maharashtra And Karnataka Chief Ministers Agree To Resolve Border Dispute Constitutionally
Grace Paul
New Delhi, 14th December 2022: Union home minister Amit Shah today suggested forming a 6-member team, to resolve the ongoing border disputes between Maharashtra and Karnataka. He said this after a meeting with the chief ministers of both states, Basavaraj Bommai of Karnataka, and Eknath Shinde of Maharashtra.
“There has been an agreement that till the Supreme Court delivers its verdict, the state governments will not make any claim. The dispute should be resolved through talks. A committee will be formed with three ministers from each state. Both the chief ministers have agreed to resolve the dispute constitutionally,” Shah said.
The border disputes between Maharashtra and Karnataka have been alive since 1957 when the re-organisation of states on a linguistic basis happened. The tensions had intensified last week, near the border of Belagavi district in Karnataka, on which Maharashtra also lays claim. The matter is pending with the Supreme Court.
Shah said that a committee under an IPS officer will be formed to maintain law and order in the border area. “We should wait for the outcome of the discussions of the committee formed to resolve this issue and the decision of the Supreme Court. I am confident that NCP, Congress, and Uddhav Thackeray’s faction will cooperate,” he said.
Karnataka has built the ‘Suvarna Vidhana Soudha’, a second assembly building at Belagavi, to assert its authority. And the winter session of the Karnataka legislature is scheduled to be held in Belagavi from December 19 to 30.
