Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah mediated on the border dispute with Karnataka at the request of Maharashtra while adding that no one should do politics over the matter.
The winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is likely to be stormy over the ongoing border dispute with the neighbouring state Karnataka and the issue of derogatory statements on great personalities.
"The man in the video that surfaced on the internet was a GRP constable. The video was examined and both of them were questioned. It then came to light that the incident happened near Hansapuram water park," said ACP Abhishek Pandey.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) to strengthen its internal legal system and gain expertise in state land revenue laws to effectively deal with unnecessary land-related disputes.
Chinese troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) clashed with the Indian Army in the eastern area of the two countries' disputed border on December 9.
14 villages of Simavarti Jivati tehsil of Chandrapur district, along the Maharashtra-Telangana border is claimed by both the states. Even a 10-room house is also divided among the two states.
Karnataka and Goa are fighting a two-year-long dispute over the sharing of the Mahadayi river water in the Supreme Court after both parties expressed reservations about the award by the Mahadayi dispute tribunal in 2018.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to constitute within three months the Pennaiyar River Water Tribunal to resolve the dispute over the sharing of water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Although, all these 14 villages--geographically located in remote Jivati tehsil of Chandrapur district--are part of Maharashtra the dependence of these villages is more on Telangana.
During a press briefing on Tuesday (local time), White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the US is closely monitoring the situation and encourages both sides to utilise existing bilateral channels to discuss disputed boundaries.