Former Chamarajnagar MLA and pro-Kanada activist Vatal Nagaraj on Thursday launched a scathing attack on both the Karnataka Government and the neighbouring Tamil Nadu Government over the Cauvery water issue.
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.
Amid the festering row over the sharing of Cauvery waters with Tamil Nadu, former Karnataka chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday came down heavily on the Central Water Management Board terming its direction to the state government release 5,000 cusecs of water to th
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.
"We have faced a severe deficit of rain in August compared to the previous 100 years. We don't have water, that's why we are not in a position to release water as per the SC order," Siddaramaiah said.
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 Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal Secular (JDS) of 'doing politics' on the Cauvery water-sharing issue.
Amid the Cauvery-water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the centre government has not given permission for Mekedatu Project and Tamil Nadu people are creating disputes 'unnecessarily'.
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.
Speaking on Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, former Karnataka CM and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the Karnataka government needs to be firm on the issue and stop sharing water with Tamil Nadu.
Speaking on the continuing row over Cauvery Water sharing, the Agriculture Minister of Karnataka, N. Chaluvarayaswamy said that no more water can be released to Tamil Nadu till Supreme Court's verdict on September 21 as they are already having problems with drinking water and there was alre