Border Row Halts Karnataka-Maharashtra Bus Services

Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have been suspended after a series of incidents in Belagavi. The trouble started when a KSRTC conductor was attacked for not speaking Marathi, which heightened tensions along the border. In retaliation, pro-Kannada activists attacked a Maharashtra bus driver in Chitradurga. Both states have suspended cross-border bus services, which has caused inconvenience to passengers. The border dispute, dating back decades, has returned to the forefront with Belagavi's large Marathi-speaking population in the middle of the row. The authorities have arrested people in relation to the attacks, while activists and political parties keep protesting along both sides of the border.

 

Source: MoneyControl, Indian Express, Times of India