Karnataka government will convene special assembly session in Belagavi amid border dispute with Maharashtra

In the midst of the ongoing border dispute with Maharashtra, the Karnataka government is symbolically going to call a special session of the assembly in Belagavi. This session will start from Monday. The session will start at 11 am on Monday in 'Suvarna Vidhana Soudha'. The Karnataka government has also created a second assembly in Belagavi, where this special session is held once a year. Belagavi is also special for the Karnataka government because it is adjacent to the Maharashtra border and most of the people living here are Marathi. This has been done because the government can tell the Marathi people living in Belagavi that they consider them as their own. Belagavi was included in Karnataka in the year 1956. However, since Belagavi was merged with Karnataka, Maharashtra has been raising objections about it.

A few days ago, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had met the Chief Ministers of both the states in Delhi regarding the ongoing dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka. During that time Amit Shah had said that he talked to both the Chief Ministers on the border issue, the conversation took place in a good atmosphere. It was agreed that until the Supreme Court decides, no state government will claim.

Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held a meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to discuss the border dispute between the two states. Amit Shah had said that the dispute should be resolved through dialogue. A committee of three ministers each from both the states will be formed. He had said that a good understanding has been reached between the Chief Ministers of both the states. It should not be made a political issue. Everyone should wait for the decision of the Supreme Court.

Amit Shah had said that a senior IPS officer would be appointed who would look after maintaining peace and law and order in the border areas. Both the states have agreed to form a committee under the chairmanship of the officer. Community people of other linguistic people should be respected.