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.
DMK Rajya Sabha member Tiruchi Siva on Sunday said that the Tamil Nadu government is seeking the Central government's support to settle the ongoing Cauvery dispute with Karnataka amicably.
More than 175 organizations have declared their support for the Bengaluru bandh called by various farmers' and pro-Kannada organisations on September 26 to protest against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, said Kuruburu Shanthakumar, State President of State Sugarcane Growers Assoc
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko on Saturday sought the central government's intervention to ensure that Tamil Nadu gets its due share of the Cauvery water from neighbouring Karnataka.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy accused the Congress-led Karnataka government of having failed to convince the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee of the situation prevailing in the state thereby ended up being directed to r
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Saturday accused the Congress-led Karnataka government of having released Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu "without the Supreme Court decision".
"Bandh call was given by various organizations in Mandya with respect to the Cauvery water issue. On behalf of the police, we have made elaborate arrangements," DIG Southern Range MB Boralingaiah said.