Satara, Jan. 5 -- The Marathi-speaking people from disputed areas on Maharashtra and Karnataka border today staged a demonstration at Marathi Sammelan here by shouting slogans to include disputed areas in Maharashtra.
People from disputed areas specially came to the event to draw attention to their long pending demand of including disputed areas along Karnataka border in Maharashtra state. They staged demonstrations in front of the venue where the closing ceremony of four-day 99th Marathi Sahitya Sammelan was on at Chhatrapati Shahu Stadium in Satara this evening.
People chanted slogans such as "Dari Seema Bhag Jamla, Bhik Wadha ho Marathi" (peoples from disputed areas came together here please give alms of Marathi), 'Belgaum aamchya hakk...