MAHARASHTRA
2.
1919: Congress Democratic Party
includes demand of state of Maharashtra in its manifesto. The manifesto is
drafted under leadership of Tilak
3.
Oct 1, 1938: The
legislative assembly of Central Province passes the resolution to break away
from bi-lingual Bombay presidency and form a separate state of vidharbha.
4.
Oct 15, 1938: A
Marathi literary meet, presided over by VD
Savarkar, passes a resolution for a separate state for Marathi speaking
areas including Vidharbha.
5.
Jan 28, 1940: The samyukta
mahasabha organization
is formed in Bombay (now Mumbai) to pursue the resolution
passed at the literary meet.
7.
May 12, 1946: A
resolution of Samyukta
Maharashtra (Unified
Maharashtra) is passed at the literary meet in Belgaum, which
is presided over by GT Madkholkar. A committee comprising Madkholkar, DV
Potdar, Shankarrao Deo,
Keshavrao Jhede and SS Navre is constituted to implement the resolution.
8.
Jul 28, 1946: The
committee holds a conference, Maharashtra
Ekikaran Parishad, in Bombay, organized by SK Patil and presided over by Shankarrao Deo.
Around 200 delegates from Maharashtra, south Maharashtra, Vidharbha and Marathwada are present for the conference and
resolution of Samyukta
Maharashtra is passed after
Acarya Dada Dharmadhikari’s proposal.
9.
Dec 1946: People supporting the
formation of state on linguistic lines hold a meeting in New Delhi under
leadership of Pattabhi Sitaramaiya.
10. April
13, 1947: The Akola pact is finalized between Shankarrao Deo and Madhav
Aney. It is decided that the Maharashtra
Ekikaran Parishad will work
on formation of Samyukta Maharashtra including Western Maharashtra (Bombay
Province) and C.P and Berar Province commonly styled as Maha-Vidarbha.
11. Jun 17,
1948: The Union government appoints a commission to be headed by the
president of the constitutional council, SK Dhar, to study the formation of
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.
12. Dec 10,
1948: The Dhar commission submits its report opposing the formation
of states on linguistic lines, saying that such move will be against national
interest.
13. Dec
1948: The Congress accepts the principle of the formation of the
states on linguistic lines at its Jaipur conclave. A committee comprising
Pittabhi Sitaramiya, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel is formed to reconsider this issue.
14. Oct
1953: The State of Andhra is formed.
16. Dec 29,
1953: Union government constitutes the State Reformation Board under
Fazal Ali.
17. Aug 1954: Fazal
Ali files report after touring Nagpur, Chanda, Akola, Amravati, Pune and
then Bombay
18. Oct 10,
1955: Fazal Ali’s report is made public. The report suggests
formation of two states, Bombay and Vidharbha. Ali proposes Bombay with two
divisions – Gujarat,
includingKutch and Saurashtra, and
Maharashtra, including Marathwada. However, the Samyukta Maharashtra Parishad
opposes this proposal.
19. Oct 19,
1955: Nehru suggests formation of three states: Samyukta
Maharashtra, including Vidharba and Marathwada; Maha Gujarat, including Kutch
and Saurashtra and Bombay. However, Shankarrao Deo and Dhananjay Gadgil suggest two states:
Samyukta Maharashtra, including Vidharbha, Marathwada and Bombay, and Maha
Gujarat, including Kutch and Saurashtra.
20. Nov 8,
1955: Congress working committee accepts Nehru’s tri-state formula.
21. Nov 18,
1955: The Left parties observe the strike in Bombay.
22. Nov 20,
1955: Morarji Desai and SK Patil hold rally at Girgaum Chowpatty challenging the supporters of Samyukta
Maharashtra.
23. Nov 21,
1955: The Left parties take a morcha (procession) to the state legislature,
which the police try to stop. Fifteen people die and 200 are injured as the
police open fire on the morcha at Flora fountain (now known as Hutatma chowk) after some
people throw stones. Chimanlal Sheth, a reporter from the Gujarati daily
Janmabhoomi, is killed while covering the morcha.
24. Nov
1955: Non-Congress political parties form the Samyukta Maharashtra
Samiti in Pune.
25. Dec 1,
1955: Yashwantrao Chavan states that if he has to make a choice
between Samyukta Maharashtra and Nehru, he will choose Nehru.
26. Jan 16,
1956: Violent agitations follow Nehru’s announcement of making
Bombay a union territory.
27. Jan 22,
1956: Union minister CD Deshmukh resigns from the Nehru’s cabinet and
alleges that Nehru nurtures ill-will towards Maharashtra.
28. Jun 3,
1956: Nehru declares Bombay a Union territory for five years, but
refuses to make the city capital of Maharashtra. He announces a high court and
a public service commission for Bombay, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
29. Aug 10,
1956: Lok Sabha passes a resolution for bigger bilingual state of
Bombay. The state includes: Samayukta Maharashtra, including Bombay; and Maha
Gujarat including Kutch and Saurashtra.
30. Aug 31,
1956: Marathi majority taluks transferred to Adilabad, Medak,
Nizamabad and Mahaboobnagar districts of new Telugu State (now Telangana) and
Karnataka in 1956. Even today, the old town names of all these regions are
Marathi names.
31. Transferred
to Telangana (1) Alampur and Gadwal taluks of Raichur district and Kodangal
taluk of Gulbarga district; (2) Tandur taluk of Gulbarga district; (3)
Zahirabad taluk (except Nirna circle), Nyalkal circle of Bidar taluk and
Narayankhed taluk of Bidar district; (4) Bichkonda and Jukkal circles of Deglur
taluk of Nanded district; and (5) Mudhol, Bhiansa and Kuber circles of Mudhol
taluk of Nanded district; and (6) Adilabad district except Islapur circle of
Boath taluk, Kinwat taluk and Rajura taluk; and thereupon the said territories
shall cease to form part of the existing State of Hyderabad.
32. Transferred
to Karnataka (1) Belgaum District (Marathi Majority) (2) Bijapur District
(Marathi Majority) (3) Gulbarga District (Marathi Majority) (4) Bidar District
(Marathi Majority) (5) Dharwar District (Marathi/Kannada) (6) Bagalkot District
(Marathi/Kannada) (7) Raichur District (Marathi/Kannada)
34. Nov
1956: Samayukta Maharashtra Samiti starts satyagraha
35. Mar 28,
1960: Proposal of division of bigger bilingual state of Bombay is
put up in Lok sabha.
36. April
21, 1960: Lok sabha gives its approval for a divided bigger bilingual
state of Bombay.
37. May 1,
1960: Maharashtra is formed with Bombay as its capital.
38. 1999-Present: 40
years old dispute of Telangana state's claim over several villages in
Chandrapur district comes back to limelight. The Telangana High Court declared
these villages to be part of their state. In response, the Maharashtra
government had moved it to the Supreme Court, where its appeal is still pending.
14 villages in Jiwati taluk, 12 villages in Rajura taluk and 5 villages in
Antapur of Chandrapur district are disputed with Telangana State. They are
revenue villages of Marazoda, Anarpally, Lakampur, Ananthapur, Esagaon,
Bolapathar, Gouri (D), Parandoli, Paraswada, Arkepally (D), Karanjiwada, Kota,
Mukadamguda, Maharajguda, Lendijala, Lendiguda, Indiranagar, Yesapur,
Narayanguda, Shankarloddi, Padmavathi and Janakpur, etc sharing border with
Adilabad District of Telangana, which has laid claim on these areas. The
encroachment by Telangana is much attributed to its two humungous projects
Pranahita Chevella lift irrigation scheme and Icchampally project which are
seen to drain-out the water, land, people and agricultural resources of
Vidarbha region.
39. The
ongoing Telangana State Irrigation project Pranahita Chevella lift irrigation scheme which is a project not in the interest of
Maharashtra. Maharashtra will be losing about 2123.4 hectares of land (which is
severely under reported by print media at 1500 Ha or even less) [2]
40. The
Telangana State Irrigation project Icchampally Project which is a project not in the interest of
Maharashtra. Maharashtra will be losing 33,614 hectares of land which is more
than 100 villages.
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