Chandrakant Patil, Shambhuraj Desai's visit to Belagavi postponed to Dec 6

Maharashtra ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desais visit to Belagavi in Karnataka to address the KarnatakaMaharashtra border issue has been postponed to December 6The meeting was scheduled to be held on December 3 Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil confirmed the rescheduled meeting through his tweetOn 6th December Mahanav Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkarist organisations in Belgaum are urging to come to attend a program on the occasion of Mahaparinirvana day of Babasaheb Ambedkar Accordingly the Coordinating Minister shambhurajdesai and I will travel to Belgaum on December 6 instead of December 6 CMOMaharashtra tweeted PatilMaharashtra ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai have been appointed as coordinating ministers for the KarnatakaMaharashtra border issueBelgaum or Belagavi is currently part of Karnataka but is claimed by MaharashtraAlso Read Border dispute Karnataka stand is Maharashtras plea before SC is not maintainable says CM Basavaraj BommaiAs per media reports the longrunning KarnatakaMaharashtra border dispute started back in 1953 after the Maharashtra government objected to the inclusion of 865 villages including BelagaviThe villages are spread across Belagavi and the northwestern and northeastern regions of Karnataka all bordering MaharashtraAfter the implementation of the State Reorganization Act of 1956 the Maharashtra government demanded the readjustment of its border with KarnatakaFollowing this a fourmember committee was formed by both states Maharashtra government had expressed willingness to transfer predominantly Kannadaspeaking 260 villages but it was turned down by Karnataka Now both Karnataka and Maharashtra governments have approached the Supreme Court to expedite the matter and the matter is still pendingMeanwhile the Karnataka government is contemplating an allparty meeting soon in connection with the issueRecently the Aam Aadmi Party AAP has asked the Karnataka government to hold an allparty meeting on the Belagavi border dispute with Maharashtra and allow its representative to join the meetingIn a letter to Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai Karnataka state president of AAP Prithvi Reddy demanded an allparty meeting in Karnataka to resolve the issue and requested him to allow a representative of AAP attend the meetingThe time has come for all parties to come together and fight against the attempts made to harm the interest of our state The Aam Aadmi Party AAP is committed to protecting the interest of the state and the state government should invite us for the allparty meeting Prithvi Reddy said in the letterAlthough the Aam Aadmi Party is yet to be recognized as a national party as per the law of the Election Commission of India However in the current scenario the Aam Aadmi Party can be considered as a national party and called for the meeting the letter saidTherefore I assure you that our partys contribution to the allparty meeting will be strong innovative and worthwhile The Chief Minister should make full efforts in the interest of the state Prithvi Reddy said in the letterThis 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