Belagavi Police said on Friday that the situation in the area is normal and peaceful . More than 200 buses have been operating in other states, including Maharashtra .
Belagavi (Karnataka) (India), December 9: Belagavi Police said on Friday that the situation in the area is normal and peaceful, with no incidents in the last few days.More than 200 buses have been operating in other states, including Maharashtra.In Belagavi, pilgrims are visiting temples.Deputy commissioner and District Magistrate of Belagavi Nitesh Patil said, There is no reason to be concerned.
All residents of Belagavi can resume their normal activities after the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) suspended bus services to Karnataka on Wednesday after the police department raised concerns that buses could be targeted and assaulted inside the state.Following the eruptions relating to the pending Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai requested that the border dispute be treated fairly as it is now.Bommai expressed worry over the two ministers' visit to Belagavi, as a precautionary measure.Police presence has been tightened along the border in Belagavis Chikkodi. The Kuganolli Check Post has 450 policemen.Senior officers such as the Superintendent of Police (SP) have been dispatched in addition to the SP, DSPs, Police Inspectors, and 450 police officers.Every vehicle that crosses the border is being vetted by police.Belagavi is now a part of Karnataka, but is claimed by Maharashtra.According to sources, the long-running Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute began in 1953 when the Maharashtra government refused to include 865 villages, including Belagavi, in the north-western and north-eastern regions of Karnataka. Following this decision, both states formed a four-member commission.Maharashtra's chief minister, Sarita Patil, said that the government of Maharashtra had stated that it would transfer 260 villages to Belgavi, but that was turned down by Karnataka.At the same time, Maharashtra's Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnaviss, said, The Maharashtra Ministers now have applied to the Supreme Court to expedite the For decades, the two states have been embroiled in a dispute over the demarcation of their boundaries.