New Delhi [India]: A fresh language-related controversy has erupted between Karnataka and Maharashtra after the Maharashtra government reportedly made Marathi compulsory for Kannada-medium teacher candidates appearing for the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET).
The move has drawn strong opposition from the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), which has criticised the decision, alleging that it places an unfair burden on Kannada-speaking candidates and raises concerns over language rights in the border regions.
The latest dispute has once again brought the long-standing Karnataka–Maharashtra border issue into focus.
Over the years, the border regions, particularly around Belagavi, have witnessed recurring political and linguistic tensions.
Organisations such as the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) have repeatedly demanded that Marathi-speaking villages be merged with Maharashtra, while Karnataka has maintained that the state's boundaries were settled through established legal and constitutional processes.
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KRV leaders have also alleged that the Maharashtra government's latest decision is an attempt to create confusion among residents in the border areas and weaken Karnataka's position.
They claimed that such measures are politically motivated and aimed at fuelling the language dispute.
The Maharashtra government has not yet issued a detailed response to the criticism.
The development is expected to add another chapter to the long-running border and language dispute between the two neighbouring states, with political reactions likely to intensify in the coming days.
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