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Bengaluru: Reacting to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerayâs claim over Belagavi, Karnataka has sought to appropriate Mumbai; till Mumbai is made a part of Karnataka, the state wants Maharashtraâs capital to be declared a Union Territory.
In a sharp reaction to Thackerayâs statement made on Wednesday, Karnataka Deputy CM Laxman Savadi said: âBelgaum is ours. We condemn the statement of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The Mahajan Committee report is final. We, the people of Mumbai-Karnataka region, have a right over Mumbai city. We now demand that Mumbai should be made a part of Karnataka and till the Union Government takes a decision on this, Mumbai should be declared a Union Territory.â