Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday praised former Chief Minister S Nijalingappa and said that the latter laid the strong foundation for the administration and started giving pro-people governance in the State.
After the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute escalated, many untoward incidents took place in Belagavi, after which as a precautionary measure, police presence was tightened along the border, in Belagavi's Chikkodi.
Referring to the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary CT Ravi on Saturday urged people of both states to be patient and wait for the apex court's verdict.
Highlighting on sustainable development and conservation of the environment, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said every innovation must strive to protect the environment and nature.
"A meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be held on December 14 or 15 over the border row between Karnataka and Maharashtra," said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for his silence on the Karnataka-Maharashtra border row.
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai slammed the Congress for "its corrupt practices" that had kept all underdeveloped sections of society far from development and talked about a mega pro-BJP wave over Karnataka.
Congress had last month launched an attack against Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai alleging that he was directly involved in alleged electoral fraud in Bengaluru.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule in Lok Sabha slammed Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over the border issue between Karnataka and Maharashtra and urged Home Minister Amit Shah to speak up regarding it.
Raut further alleged that the central government is involved in the Marathi-Kannadiga issue and said, "Centre is involved in all this. Otherwise, why it is suddenly happening?"