Bifurcating Ballari district will lead to conflict among people, say Congress leaders
More than half-a-dozen Congress leaders on Wednesday strongly opposed the State government’s decision to bifurcate Ballari district claiming that the division will lead to conflict between Telugu-speaking and Kannada-speaking people.
Formation of the new Vijayanagara district from Ballari district would lead to the conflict in the latter. “We don’t want Ballari district becoming another Belagavi”, Congress Rajya Sabha member Syed Naseer Hussain said.
Noting frequent conflicts between Marathi- and Kannada-speaking people in the border town of Belagavi, Mr. Hussain said in the event of division of Ballari, Telugu-speaking people would likely dominate in all aspects of the district’s affairs and administration.
On November 18, 2020, the State Cabinet approved formation of Vijayanagara district from Ballari district following pressure from Forest and Environment Minister Anand Singh. Mr….