Peace prevailed in Belagavi following the protests by pro-Kannada groups on the border row that affected normal life.
Karnataka-Maharashtra border row: Police detain over 500 pro-Kannada activists. (Supplied)
Peace prevailed in the city and other parts of Belagavi on Wednesday, 7 December, a day after pro-Kannada organisations held a protest over the border row that affected normal life.
The protests were held against the proposed visit of two Maharashtra ministers on Tuesday in Belagavi amid the ongoing border dispute.
Shambhuraj Desai and Chandrakant Patil, who were appointed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to coordinate with the legal team fighting the border row pertaining to Belagavi, were planning to visit the city on Tuesday to attend a programme organised by a pro-Maharashtra organisation.
However, due to protests by the pro-Kannada activists, the ministers postponed their visit.
“There’s absolute peace here. No protests or demonstrations are taking place,” a police officer told PTI.
However, as a precautionary measure, security is still in place to prevent protests, he added.
Meanwhile, reports came in that the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists defaced the Ultra Delux Rajahamsa bus of KSRTC, which was on the way from Pune to Belagavi, at Sindhudurg in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra has been demanding the merger of Belagavi with it on the ground that there are a substantial number of Marathi-speaking population in the district.
However, the Karnataka government has been rejecting the claims.
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