Nagpur, December 21
Amid the simmering border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday stoked a controversy, saying they will enter the neighbouring southern state the way China has “invaded” Indian territory.
Amid the tension in border areas of the two states, Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai said if Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai does not stop making irresponsible statements, Maharashtra will have to rethink about water supply from its dams to the neighbouring state.
“We want to resolve the issue through dialogue but the Karnataka chief minister is setting everything ablaze (with his statements). Maharashtra has a weak government (in power) and thus could not take any stand against that state,” he said.
Addressing reporters in the Vidhan Bhavan complex in Nagpur earlier in the day, minister Desai slammed Bommai over the Karnataka government’s stand that not an inch of land will be given to Maharashtra.
Desai and his cabinet colleague Chandrakant Patil were appointed as nodal ministers to coordinate with the legal team regarding a court case on the state’s border dispute with Karnataka.
