Belgaum is peaceful: but not Belgaum issue
6:51 PM Posted by ukmad
A KSRTC bus was yesterday burnt down in Maharashtra today 2 trucks with goods were burnt down in Tumkur as they had MH (Maharashtra) registration numbers.
In Bangalore, some Kannada activists burnt effigies of MES and Maharashtra politicians. In Kolhapur there were protests by cancelling the Corporation meeting.
Who is suffering, the locals. All buses are plying only in state, i.e Maharsahtra busses are going up to Maharashtra border only and Karnataka busses are only going up to Nippani. All busses to Konkan have been cancelled as a precaution. The private bus operators might also follow this, which will cause huge inconvenience to the public at large.
All border lying areas like Bijapur, Solapur, belgaum, Kolhapur have been badly affected. A report stated that many are stuck up in Pandharpur after the buses were cancelled the same situation is everywhere in the border prone areas.
Thankfully, nothing is happening in Belgaum other than the heated debate in the assembly and a host of press conferences.
I urge and appeal to all, keep your calm; an issue of 52 years can’t be settled in a day and at least not by burning down. I would request all to maintain peace and harmony in the city and don’t believe on rumors as they spread like fire they can cause a lot of trouble.
In all it’s a tough time for all of us. As the busses are not going into Maharsahtra and their busses not coming in Karnataka, many would now take cars for travelling, but that too could be dangerous for a day or two till all settles down. I would request anyone with plans to go into Maharashtra or someone coming into Karnataka, be careful.
Lets pray to God, that all goes well from tomorrow & we get back to normal life. Life in the city is very normal, but the fact that you can’t be travelling can cause some hardships.
January 20, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Majority of the people in Belaguam want to join Maharashtra, so it must be given to Maharshtra. Nobody should come in the way of democracy.
Similarly Kashmir should be given to Pakistan because that is want the Kashmiris want. Nagaland, Assam, Darjeeling, Manipur must also be separated from India as their people want to be independent or join other countries.
Democracy must win.
January 22, 2009 at 1:47 AM
wow! who is this crazy person! I didnt know ppl like this exist! how does s/he know what the people in Belgaum want?
Belgaum is a peaceful city, and people are united and living harmoniously as a part of Karnataka. (As per creation of the state by our forefathers)
Only thing which can help the current situation
is not to make Kannada mandatory in schools (on the condition that Maharashtra reciprocates and does not make Marathi mandatory for Kannidigas in the border districts)
January 23, 2009 at 12:37 AM
Marathi speaking people are not majority on belgaum, they are just 36%,& now kannadigas make 39%, Majority of belgam people wnnt to stay in karnataka, only few people supports of MES are making problem & creating tension between karnataka & maharashtra
January 23, 2009 at 12:43 AM
Shivsena wants to keep belgaum under central rule, then what about bombay, North indians have beaten like animals, how much marathis are there in bombay, before keeping belgaum in center, bombay should be kept under central rule, then let talk about belgaum & solapur
February 23, 2009 at 2:17 AM
The border issue in Belgaum (belgavi) has been always an agenda while the elections are round the corner..We claim that we are a democratic country, but where is the basic ethic of democracy - FREEDOM of choice...its the right of the people who are staying in harmony for many decades to decide for themselves for their affiliations towards certain state. Ethically and linguistically belgaum has been diverse in its nature..this diversity is the unique selling point of the city..a perfect example of harmony...just for few and their ideological rhetoric it would be our foolishness to adhere to them irrationally ...in fact rationally thinking Belgaum is developing in all possible sense..i would strongly propose to make it as a economic capital of the State (karnataka)..we need 'mumbai' in Karnataka ...and Belguam along with Hubli does have strong potentials to be one ..we should get out these irrational disputes and think of making/remaking belgaum as a strong district....its a humble request to all the residents of belgaum to be rational and think of larger economic and social efficiency before taking any drastic step..violence and conflicts have yielded any fruitful results...