Civic body defers passing resolution on Mahajan panel recommendation

Belagavi City Corporation on Tuesday deferred a decision to pass a resolution defending the Mahajan Commission recommendation on Belagavi being an integral part of Karnataka.

This is the second time this year that the city corporation has postponed passing the resolution.

There was some confusion in the House as it opened for business in the morning.

As the meeting began, Congress members demanded that the resolution in favour of Karnataka be adopted.

Even so, Mayor Preeti Kamkar and Deputy Mayor Hanumant Kongali said that they will take up the problem only after receiving clear instructions from the State government.

Mr. According to Kongali, the corporation has sent a reference to the State administration with a question about the resolution. He said that the State administration is yet to respond to the query.

The Congress and government nominated members in the Opposition did not agree. They insisted that the resolution affirming that Belagavi is an integral part of Karnataka should be adopted in today’s meeting itself.

This led to a tense situation for some time.

The Opposition members argued that there is no need to wait for the State administration’s instructions. They demanded that the corporation clarify its stand on the issue of Belagavi being an integral part of Karnataka.

At this time, MES members strongly resisted the adoption of the resolution.

This led to pro-Karnataka slogans being raised in the meeting.

Congress members expressed dissatisfaction over the silence of the BJP members on the problem of passing the resolution in favour of Karnataka.

“We are committed to the Supreme Court’s decision on the Mahajan Commission. We must accept the decision that Belagavi is an integral part of Karnataka. Twenty years ago, this House passed a resolution against the Mahajan Commission. We need to correct that wrong,” nominated member Ramesh Sontakke said.

To a query, Mayor Preeti Kamkar ruled that the Belagavi Municipal Corporation is under the Karnataka administration.

“The corporation has always been committed to the language of the land,” she said.

Even so, Congress members strongly opposed the Mayor’s ruling calling it unclear on the problem at hand.

Members Dinesh Nashipudi, Mustaq Mulla and others walked out in protest.

Mayor Preeti Kamkar adjourned the meeting and walked out.