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".
Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday said that he has not received any notice from the Supreme Court asking for his explanation for his Sanatan Dharma remarks which triggered a political storm in the country.
He filed the petition in the apex court on Saturday challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s Friday judgement which dismissed his plea to quash the FIR.
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.
She said that the budget allocated to the Ministry of Child and Women has increased from Rs 60 crores in 2009-10 to Rs 1472 crores just as of last year for child welfare.
Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren filed a writ petition in the Jharkhand High Court challenging the summons issued against him in a money laundering case.
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani attended the 'National Annual Stakeholders Consultation on Child Protection' event organised by the Supreme Court Committee on Saturday.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said it was "utopian" to think that there could ever be a day when the "delivery of justice" will not be challenged.
The strike called by activists and farmers came after the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the order of the Cauvery Water Management Authority.
"I have learnt from the media reports that you have already approached the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India before approaching me. It would be appropriate to wait for the decision of the highest court before anything is done on this issue," the Punjab Governor said in a letter to the Chief Min