In District At Centre Of Maharashtra-Karnataka Border Row, Flag-Waving And Clash At College Fest
NDTV
A minor student allegedly assaulted by others after he waved the traditional Kannada/Karnataka flag
The Maharashtra-Karnataka border row that has escalated over the past two weeks led to a clash at an inter-college fest in Belagavi, the Karnataka district that Maharashtra lays claim on. It started allegedly because a student was waving the traditional Kannada or Karnataka flag, which Marathi students got angry at and assaulted the flag-waving student, at the fest being held at a college in Tilakavadi, Belagavi.
Teachers and other staff members of the host college intervened to stop the fight, police said. Area police chief Ravindra Gadadi and other officers went to the college and started an an inquiry.
The assaulted student — a minor who is in second year of pre-university (Class 12) — was also told by the cops he should not have stoked the controversy by waving the flag at a time when the border row has intensified, it is learnt.
