Border dispute: Buses vandalized near Belagavi, bus services suspended from Karnataka to Maharashtra

Karnataka-Maharashtra Border Dispute: The North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) suspended its services to Maharashtra on Wednesday (December 7) following reports of some buses being blackened and damaged in areas bordering Belagavi district. Did it Both states have expressed concern about Belagavi. Maharashtra has been demanding the merger of Belagavi with its territory while Karnataka has reiterated its right over it.

An official of the North-West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation said, “We are running our buses only till Nipani (in Belagavi district) due to the tension. Tension has been building since morning.” He told that the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus coming from Maharashtra to Ranebennur was also damaged. He said, “The glasses of the bus were broken. Apart from this incident, some buses were also blackened.

Police of both states increased security

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Raksha Vedike Sangathan demonstrated in the border areas after the buses were blackened. The activists said that if the buses were targeted, they would also give a similar reply. In view of the resumption of tension in the border area, the police of both the states strengthened the security. Additional security was provided in the buses.

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Shinde’s two ministers had to postpone the tour

It is being told that in view of the proposed visit of two ministers of Maharashtra to Karnataka on Tuesday, there was a demonstration in Belagavi amidst the border dispute. In fact, Shambhuraj Desai and Chandrakant Patil were planning to visit the city on Tuesday to participate in a program organized by a pro-Maharashtra organisation.

Chief Minister of Maharashtra to both the ministers Eknath Shinde Appointed to coordinate with the legal team defending the border dispute case related to Belagavi. Due to opposition from pro-Kannada protesters, both the ministers postponed their visit.

That’s why Maharashtra is demanding the merger of Belagavi

Maharashtra is demanding the merger of Belagavi on the grounds that the district has a substantial population of Marathi speakers. However, the Karnataka government has been rejecting these claims of Maharashtra. The neighboring state has also moved the Supreme Court.

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