Vinayak Bhaurao Raut (Shiv Sena) MP from Maharashtra told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that Marathi-speaking people in Karnataka were being oppressed, amidst protests from Karnataka MPs.
Raising the issue during zero hour, Raut (MP from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurga) said, “Marathi-speaking people of Karwar, Belagavi, Nippani are fighting for natural justice. States were reorganised in 1956 on the basis of languages spoken in that particular area. But, unfortunately the Marathi speaking people could not get their own state at that time.” This was strongly contested by BJP MPs, including Pralhad Joshi and Shivakumar Udasi. They said Marathi-speaking people in Karnataka were the most safe.
(Published 02 August 2016, 20:08 IST)
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