Raj Thackeray Fumes over Boundary Issue


Mumbai, Jul 9 (IANS): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Friday accused the central government of betraying the state over the border row with Karnataka and said Marathi leaders in Delhi did not pursue the case effectively.

Speaking to mediapersons here after addressing a party meet, Thackeray said that leaders from the state had "betrayed" the people of Maharashtra.

"Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is lost in cricket, he is in the dark about the boundary row. Two (former) railway ministers from the state (Madhu Dandavate and Ram Naik) hardly did anything for the people of their state. Other leaders from the state are cowed down by central leaders," Thackeray said.

In an affadavit to the Supreme Court Thursday, the central government dismissed Maharashtra's claim to 814 villages in Belgaum, Gulbarga, Karwar and Bidar districts of Karnataka that have mostly Marathi speakers.

Taking a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Thackeray said the present party president, Nitin Gadkari, is a Maharrashtrian. "Then whey is he silent on the boundary issue?"

Thackeray also sought to know why the Shiv Sena did not raise the issue when the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ruled India 1998-2004.

"The Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary issue should have been settled once and for all during the NDA regime. Why was it not done?"

Alleging that the state had always got a raw deal, Thackeray said: "Be it the boundary issue, railways, or water-sharing issue with other states, injustice has always been meted out to Maharashtra."

In its affidavit, the central government told the apex court that just because most people in the border districts speak Marathi was not ground enough for the areas to be appended to Maharashtra.

 

 

  

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  • John Tauro, Mangalore / Kuwait

    Sat, Jul 10 2010

    Karnataka had been home not only to Kannadigas but to speakers of other languages such as Tulu, Konkani, Kodavu,Tamil, Telugu and Marathi as well and always be it so.

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  • Pavati, MUMBAI

    Sat, Jul 10 2010

    THIS MAN WHO FUMMBLES WHEN THE OPPOSITE PARTY SPEAKS IN ENGLISH AND HENCE WANTS EVERYTHING IN MARATHI. GOOD FOR NOTHING PERSON ONLY FULL OF CRITISM AND ENCOURING FIGHTS. NO EDUCATED PERSON SUPPORT HIM ONLY INCAPABLE FOOLS

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  • Vasanthkumar Hegde, Udupi/Riyadh

    Fri, Jul 09 2010

    When we will have life without these artificial or man made boundary?

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  • satish rao m, Puttur/Pune

    Fri, Jul 09 2010

    Let Maharashtra accept Mahajan Report . Mahajan Commission was formed at the request of Maharashtra.Now they are blaming one and all for all commissions ans omissions.

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  • Kamalaksha, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2010

    Thackeray should be told that most people in Mumbai now speaks Tulu and Konkani.

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  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Fri, Jul 09 2010

    He found another issue to create
    a political storm and to take
    advantage of the volatile situation. It won't bother him
    if neighbours start killing each
    other, because he is always safe.

    There must be a federal law to
    gag order such politicians in creating political unheavals
    to create social disorder.
    India is progressing but still a
    land of "bandh and mischievous"
    gang of politicians.

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  • navin, udupi

    Fri, Jul 09 2010

    People like Raj Thackeray have only one agenda in Life that is to break the Secular fabric of India by indulging in fighting for religion, language & now Border issues.

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  • Anil Vernon Dsouza, mangalore city

    Fri, Jul 09 2010

    Belgaum does not become part of maharastra because of the influx of marathis.We still have a few kannadigas who are stationed there.Sad to say none of the karnataka politicians made an attempt to solve this issue.

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  • vinayak kamath , manglaore / dubai

    Fri, Jul 09 2010

    think about international boundary rather than internal boundary

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  • prakash, udupi

    Fri, Jul 09 2010

    karnataka wake up......

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  • Prem Lobo, Bangalore

    Sat, Jul 10 2010

    Mr. Raj Thackeray, what good have you done to Maharashtra till date rather than destroying more public property and money. Be silent and let the Govt's do their job. It was a wise decision from the Center to close the dispute. Atleast people will benefit from that decision. Dont try to claim something that does not belong to you.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Sat, Jul 10 2010

    MR RAJ T, dont rake the boundary and language issue for the benifit of your party.Mahajan report is final and last and binding for both states.Your party is regional that's why you are more interested along with MES to cash in the troubled waters. Be mature and don't hate fellow Indians in the name GADI,BASHE AND CULTURE.JAI KARNATAKA

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