Karnataka Police on December 19, 2022 at Kugnoli village in Belagavi district on Dudha Ganga river bridge preventing a group from Maharashtra from entering Belagavi district.
Karnataka police stopped a delegation from Maharashtra from crossing the border in Belagavi district on 19 December.
The officials put up barricades on the road on the bridge over the Dudha Ganga river at Kugnoli village on the Karnataka-Maharashtra border.
The group from Maharashtra, comprising members of the BJP and Shiv Sena (ES) faction, raised slogans against the Karnataka government and Kannada organisations.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramanagouda Hatti asked the group to return as the district administration had imposed prohibitory orders.
After an hour the group calmed down. The Maharashtra Police took him with them.
Vehicular movement was disrupted for about 90 minutes.