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Maha govt reconstitutes panel on border dispute with Karnataka

Eight-member panel will be headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Press Trust of India Mumbai
Maharashtra government has said it had reconstituted a committee on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row.

The eight-member panel, headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, will comprise senior NCP leader Sharad Pawar and senior state ministers from both BJP and Shiv Sena.

Leaders of opposition in State Legislature will also be part of the panel, according to a government resolution issued recently.

The border dispute between the states is an old row as Maharashtra claims Belgaum and a few other border areas, which are currently part of Karnataka.

A case filed by the Maharashtra government is pending before the Supreme Court.

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First Published: Mar 06 2015 | 1:13 PM IST

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