Patil made nodal minister to coordinate with K'taka's Marathi people
Mumbai, Dec 16, 2015 (PTI)
Maharashtra PWD Minister Chandrakant Patil has been appointed as the nodal minister for the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute.
Patil will be responsible for co-ordinating with the Marathi-speaking people of Belgaum, Karwar, Nippani and other areas in Karnataka regarding various problems faced by them.
A Government Resolution (GR) was issued yesterday by the General Administration Department (GAD) held by the Chief Minister.
For the first time, a nodal minister has been appointed for the border dispute with the neighbouring state which is pending since six decades.
BJP leader Chandrakant Patil hails from Kolhapur which is close to Belgaum. His appointment is seen as support to the people associated with the movement for years.
There are more than 850 villages spread across Belgaum, Karwar and other districts along the border in neighbouring Karnataka for which Maharashtra has staked claim for past 60 years on the grounds that majority people there are Marathi-speaking.
In 2004, the state approached the Supreme Court challenging inclusion of 865 Marathi-speaking villages in Karnataka.
People from these Marathi-speaking areas of Karnataka have often complained about discrimination and harassment by the Kannada-speaking civic authorities. They led several agitations in the past with some of them turning violent.
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) and some other groups are still fighting for the cause
Patil will be responsible for co-ordinating with the Marathi-speaking people of Belgaum, Karwar, Nippani and other areas in Karnataka regarding various problems faced by them.
A Government Resolution (GR) was issued yesterday by the General Administration Department (GAD) held by the Chief Minister.
For the first time, a nodal minister has been appointed for the border dispute with the neighbouring state which is pending since six decades.
BJP leader Chandrakant Patil hails from Kolhapur which is close to Belgaum. His appointment is seen as support to the people associated with the movement for years.
There are more than 850 villages spread across Belgaum, Karwar and other districts along the border in neighbouring Karnataka for which Maharashtra has staked claim for past 60 years on the grounds that majority people there are Marathi-speaking.
In 2004, the state approached the Supreme Court challenging inclusion of 865 Marathi-speaking villages in Karnataka.
People from these Marathi-speaking areas of Karnataka have often complained about discrimination and harassment by the Kannada-speaking civic authorities. They led several agitations in the past with some of them turning violent.
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) and some other groups are still fighting for the cause
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