Uddhav Thackeray, former chief minister of Maharashtra, argued before the state Legislative Council on Monday that the federal government should recognise  regions of “Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra” as a Union Territory.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Thackeray stated in the Upper House that the ongoing boundary issue between Maharashtra and Karnataka is not just a matter of language and border but also of “humanity.”

According to him, Marathi-speakers have lived in the border villages for many centuries. Marathi is their daily language and way of life, he claimed.

While the matter is pending before the Supreme Court, the Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra should be proclaimed as a Union Territory by the central government, he said.

Thackeray questioned the position taken by the state government and inquired as to whether Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had made any comments on the subject.

He said, seemingly referring to the Karnataka administration that who was destroying the atmosphere? The matter is sub-judice and there was a status quo on it.

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The state’s position that the boundary dispute has been resolved and that no territory would be transferred to the neighbouring state has been reaffirmed by the Karnataka legislature.

The function of the federal government as protector of both states was contested by Thackeray.

Has the government in centre served as a protector, he said, adding that, Maharashtra anticipates the central government to serve as the guardian.

Additionally, he recommended that members of both Houses view the film “Case for Justice” and study the Mahajan Commission report (on the border issue).

Action was taken against the corporation when the Belagavi Municipal Corporation decided to unite with Maharashtra, according to Thackeray. Similar to this, some Maharashtra Gram Panchayats had called for a union with Telangana. He questioned whether the Shinde administration lacked the guts to take any action against these Gram panchayats.

Sanjay Raut, a member of the Rajya Sabha and the leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT), was in the House’s visitors’ gallery.

The border problem first emerged in 1957 following the reorganisation of governments along linguistic lines.

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