Amid the latest flashpoint over the border dispute with Karnataka, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavais on Wednesday lashed out at 'outspoken' Karnataka leaders, who, he claimed, were making public statements that violate the spirit in which the two states arrived at an agree
With his state at odds with Maharashtra yet again over the festering border dispute, Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Wednesday came down heavily on Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, saying instead of making hollow statements, he should impress on Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Bommai's remarks came against the backdrop of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passing the resolution on the state's dispute with Karnataka over border areas.
Amid the row over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, Shiv Sena (UBT) president and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday demanded that the disputed areas be declared as Union Territory.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will move a resolution in the State Assembly on Tuesday over the border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra, said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Amid the simmering tension between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the border issue, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that the central government should declare "the disputed areas" as a Union Territory.
Expressing strong objection to the statement made by the Chief Minister of Karnataka on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, Maharashtra cabinet Minister Shambhu Raje Desai said in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday that such provocative statements can further worsen the situation.
The first day of the winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly began with an uproar by the opposition, with MLAs of the Mahavikas Aghadi holding placards protesting in the Vidhan Bhavan premises over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute.
The first day of the winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly began with an uproar by the opposition, with MLAs of the Mahavikas Aghadi holding placards protesting in the Vidhan Bhavan premises over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute.