Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today that Mumbai belongs to the state and "not to anyone's father", strongly condemning the "make Mumbai a Union Territory" remark by Karnataka minister J Madhu Swamy.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. With his state at odds with Maharashtra yet again over the festering border dispute, Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Wednesday came down heavily on Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, saying instead of making hollow statements, he should impress on Union Home Minister Amit Shah to come out with a public statement on the border dispute and settle the issue once and for all. India News | Take All-party Delegation to Delhi: Karnataka Cong Chief Shivakumar Slams Bommai on Border Row.
Amid statements from some Karnataka politicians that Mumbai is a fit case to be a union territory, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday asserted that "Mumbai belongs to Maharashtra and not to anyone’s father," even as the boundary dispute between the two neighbours continued to rage. The state government reiterated to fight out the case