Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday asserted that Belagavi is an integral part of Karnataka and will never be allowed to merge with Maharashtra. The Chief Minister also said that Mahajan Committee report on the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute is final.

“There will be no compromise on the Belagavi issue. The Maharashtra government has approached the Supreme Court on the issue but the Mahajan report is final. We will not let go of Belagavi because it is Kannada land and a part of Karnataka. No one can deny this,” he said after flagging off the grand procession of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari and Annama Devi held at Nrupatunga Mantapa, Mysore Bank Circle. The border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra has persisted for decades, with the neighbouring state claiming Belagav

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