Declare Marathi-speaking Karnataka-Maharashtra border areas as UT: Uddhav Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday stated areas dominated by Marathi-speaking individuals on the State’s border with Karnataka ought to be declared as a Union Territory until the Supreme Court provides its ultimate verdict on the problem.

Speaking on the launch of a e book on the boundary dispute between the two States, Mr. Thackeray lashed out on the Karnataka authorities over alleged atrocities on Marathi-speaking inhabitants in these areas, and stated there’s a have to struggle to win the case for his or her inclusion in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra claims sure areas, together with Belgaum, Karwar and Nippani that are a part of Karnataka, contending nearly all of inhabitants in these areas is Marathi-speaking.

The case over the dispute between the 2 States is pending earlier than the Supreme Court for a few years.

Mr. Thackeray stated, “When the case is being heard in the Supreme Court, the Karnataka government renames Belgaum, declares it as its second capital, constructs a Legislature building and holds one legislature session there.” “Isn’t this contempt of court?” Mr. Thackeray requested.

He stated the “Karnataka-occupied Marathi-speaking areas should be declared as a Union Territory” until the Supreme Court provides its ultimate verdict.

“We have to learn from past experiences and fight to win. The Karnataka-occupied Marathi-speaking areas will be included in Maharashtra,” he asserted.

The Chief Minister additionally focused the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) for allegedly disintegrating and weakening the Marathi trigger for egocentric political pursuits.

“Earlier, the MES won half-a-dozen MLAs, Belgaum mayor used to be a Marathi-speaking person. The Shiv Sena never entered the political fray in Belgaum because it did not want to weaken the MES,” he stated.

Mr. Thackeray, whose get together shaped a Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) with the NCP and the Congress to kind authorities in 2019, stated a time-bound motion plan must be charted out to win the authorized battle and make sure the Marathi-speaking management and other people in these areas of Karnataka stay united.

“Let’s take a pledge that we will not rest till we win. If the long pending issue is not resolved during this (MVA) government’s tenure, it will never be,” he stated.

“In Karnataka, whichever political party’s government or Chief Minister take charge, they have one thing in common – atrocities against Marathi people and language,” he charged.

“Marathi people should also unite,” he stated, including that “let us be determined to win”.

Speaking on the event, NCP president Sharad Pawar stated the Mahajan Commission was arrange (by the Centre in Sixties) to check and arrive at a conclusion when (Maharashtra chief) Senapati Bapat started his starvation strike.

“The then Maharashtra Chief Minister Vasantrao Naik accepted the Commission and agreed that its findings will be binding on the State. But, the Commission was 100% against Maharashtra,” Mr. Pawar stated.

“We (Maharashtra) rejected the Commission’s findings.

Barrister A. R. Antulay, the former CM, wrote a book dismissing the Mahajan Commission’s report. This book should find a mention in the new book (released on Wednesday),” he stated.

Mr. Pawar stated the Supreme Court is the “last weapon for the State” and Maharashtra ought to use all its authorized acumen to win the case.

“We have to fight to win. There is no other option. It is good that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is taking a lead in this direction. Maharashtra needs to sink its political differences and show more unity in this case,” he stated.

The new 530-page e book, ‘Maharashtra-Karnataka Seemavad: Sangharsh Aani Sankalp’ (Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute: wrestle and pledge), compiled and edited by Deepak Pawar, an OSD within the State authorities’s boundary dispute cell, provides an in depth account of problem.

Deepak Pawar stated he has travelled from Bidar to Karwar (in Karnataka) and located that love for Marathi language and tradition binds individuals from the border areas to Maharashtra.

“The need of the hour is to assure them that the State of Maharashtra is firmly behind them and the MES should also be united to carry on the struggle,” he stated.

Maharashtra General Administration Department’s principal secretary Shrikant Deshpande stated the boundary dispute is a struggle for the “Marathi asmita (pride)”.

The e book, comprising articles and cartoons chronicalling the problem over the past 64 years, will assist create an consciousness concerning the problem among the many new technology and bridge the disconnect between Marathi-speaking locals and different individuals in Maharashtra, Deshpande stated.

“Political and social mobilisation is the need of the hour to ensure Marathi language and culture thrive in these areas,” he stated.

Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa just lately slammed Mr. Thackeray’s feedback whereby the latter stated his authorities is dedicated in the direction of incorporating into Maharashtra the areas of Karnataka the place Marathi-speaking persons are in majority.