Maharashtra’s plea on border issue is not maintainable, says Karnataka CM Bommai

The petition, relating to the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute, did not come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

According to reports, though the matter was listed before the Bench headed by Justice KM Joseph on Wednesday, it could not come up for hearing as the judges were busy hearing the matter related to jallikattu, before the Constitution Bench.

The border dispute dates back to the 1960s after the reorganisation of states on linguistic lines.

Maharashtra laid claim to Belagavi which was part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency as it has a sizable Marathi-speaking population.

It also laid claim to a number of Marathi-speaking villages which are currently part of Karnataka.

ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಹಾಗೂ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಗಡಿ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ, ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅರ್ಜಿ ಮಾನ್ಯವೇ ಅಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬ ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ನಿಲುವು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಇದು ಸಂವಿಧಾನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಾನೂನುಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ. ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ ನಮ್ಮ ನಿಲುವನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿ ಹಿಡಿಯುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/X4e0r6MRBs

— Basavaraj S Bommai (Modi Ka Parivar) (@BSBommai) December 1, 2022

Responding to a question on rowdy sheeters like ‘Wilsongarden’ Naga, ‘Silent’ Sunil and ‘Fighter’ Ravi seen in BJP circles, along with its leaders recently, which has elicited sharp criticism, Bommai made it clear that such people have no place in the party.

“I don’t want to speak much about it, you (media) may be interested. We will not entertain any rowdy elements in the party, and we are clear not to give them any opportunity in the party. There is no change in our stand, no question at all,” he said.

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