"Particular Party" Behind Recent Border Row, Claims Devendra Fadnavis
NDTV
Devendra Fadnavis' disclosure came amid a charged political atmosphere in Maharashtra over the border dispute with Karnataka.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said a political party was behind a sudden surge in the passing of resolutions by some villages in the border areas seeking to join Karnataka and Telangana.
Speaking at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) function in Nagpur, Mr Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, cited intelligence input to say workers of a political party in those villages held such meetings with an intention to defame the Maharashtra government.
"There has been a surge in resolutions being passed by some villages in (border areas) of Maharashtra over the last few weeks seeking to merge with neighbouring Karnataka and Telangana. I am also a home minister and asked intelligence officials to find out the truth behind it.
"It was evident that workers of a particular political party in those villages held such meetings to defame the state government", he said.
