Amid the ongoing Cauvery river water sharing dispute with Tamil Nadu, Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) MP HD Deve Gowda on Monday in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested to send a team of experts to study the water and standing crop situation in Karnataka.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) for ‘playing politics’ on Cauvery issue.
Speaking on the Cauvery water-sharing row, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that the state government is there to protect the interest of the farmers.
A bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha and Prashant Kumar Mishra while refusing to interfere in the Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu said both CWMA and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) are regularly meeting and monitoring the water requirements every 15 day
Apart from the Cauvery dispute, state projects pending before the Central government and drought relief issues will also be discussed during the meeting chaired by CM Siddaramaiah.
Amid the ongoing Cauvery water dispute with Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) K Annamalai on Wednesday said that the state doesn’t want any extra water but wants its share.
While an all-party meeting was underway over the Cauvery water dispute in Karnataka, DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan on Wednesday said that the neighbouring state does not have any authority to deny water to Tamil Nadu.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday to discuss the next course of action after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directed the state government to release 5,000 cusecs of water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu over the next 15 days.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday called an emergency cabinet meeting after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) recommended the state government to release 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from tomorrow for the next 15 days.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that BJP should avoid doing politics on the Cauvery water row with Tamil Nadu adding that the state government is committed to protecting farmers.