“I fully condemn Pawar’s statement, as it seeks to create conflict between people living in the border areas. The whole world knows that the decision of the Mahajan Commission is final, ”Yediyurappa told reporters.
He also defended his decision to establish the Maratha development corporation to monitor the community’s progress. “The Marathi-speaking people in Karnataka are like Kannadigas in the state and had participated largely in the Vishwa Kannada Sammelana 2011,” he said, adding that a corporation for social, economic, academic and religious development has been created. of the state’s sizeable Marathi population.
On Tuesday, after paying tribute to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his eighth death anniversary, Pawar said the comprehensive growth of Maharashtra and the incorporation of the Belagavi, Karwar and Nipani areas of Karnataka, which have a population substantial Marathi speakers, in the state were among those of Thackeray. Dreams “Let us resolve to fulfill your dream,” he said.
Yediyurappa accused Pawar of fanning the flames of unrest in the border areas and said he should stop making such comments.
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