Belagavi: Leader of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Sanjay Raut sparked a new controversy on Wednesday December 21 by saying, “We will enter Karnataka like China has entered the country.” The statement comes amid growing tension between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the border issue.
“We’re going to enter just like China has. No one has to give us permission. We want to discuss a solution, but the Karnataka CM is starting a fire instead. Maharashtra’s government is weak and does not address the issue, “said Sanjay Raut.
Maharashtra has demanded the merging of Belagavi and a few other neighbouring regions of Karnataka on the basis that these areas have a large Marathi-speaking population.