Ban placed on entry of 3 Maharashtra min, 1 MP in Belagavi to prevent trouble

The Belagavi administration has banned three Maharashtra ministers and an MP from entering this border district as they are expected to participate in the black day event organised by Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti MES on November 1 on the occasion of Karnataka formation dayKarnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has warned them of legal action in case they indulge in activities or make statements against Karnataka or KannadaMaharashtra Ministers Shambhuraje Desai Chandrakant Patil Deepak Kesarkar and MP Dhairyasheel Mane are expected to attend the MES event official sources saidMES which has been fighting for the merger of several Marathispeaking areas and villages of the state with Maharashtra for long observes Karnataka Rajyotsava as a black day every yearThey had recently met Maharashtra Chief Minister Ekanath Shinde at Kolhapur seeking his support on the boundary issue and requesting that he send representatives to take part in the MES eventThree ministers and an MP have been banned from entering Belagavi from 6 am on October 31 to 6 pm on November 2 citing maintenance of law and orderOfficials foresee the chances of them making instigative speeches during the visit Also Kannada activists could gherao them which may result in clashes with MES activists We have sensitised the police along the Maharashtra border region whether it is Belagavi or Bidar We have already deployed Karnataka State Reserve Police KSRP platoons at places where there is information about trouble breaking out Parameshwara told reporters in Bengaluru in response to a questionBlack day is observed in Belagavi by MES on the occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava and ministers from Maharashtra come and make statements there he said We control such activities every year This year too we have already made necessary arrangements thereIf anyone comes inside Karnatakas borders and makes statements against Karnataka Kannada Karnataka land and water we will take legal action against them Parameshwara saidDeputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar termed the observing of black day as wrong and assured that the government would do everything to protect the interests of the people of the state and Kannadigas living in MaharashtraIt is very wrong whoever it is We have to protect the interest of our state we have to protect the people of the state he told reportersOur government will take all necessary measures to protect the people of the state and Kannadigas there in Maharashtra The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has held a meeting with the Home Minister and senior police officials and has instructed them to remain cautious he addedThe border issue dates back to 1957 when states were reorganised on linguistic lines Maharashtra laid claim to Belagavi which was part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency as it has a sizeable Marathispeaking population and over 800 Marathispeaking border villages that are currently a part of KarnatakaKarnataka maintains that the distinction done on linguistic lines as per the States Reorganisation Act and the 1967 Mahajan Commission Report is finalTo assert that Belagavi is an integral part of the state Karnataka built the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha there modelled on the Vidhana Soudha the seat of the State Legislature and Secretariat in BengaluruThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever