A policeman carries a tear gas gun as he patrols a street during a curfew in Bengaluru, following violent protests after India’s Supreme Court ordered Karnataka state to release water from the Cauvery river to the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, India September 13, 2016.
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Referring to his September 9 letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in resolving the water sharing issue, the Chief Minister said he was waiting for a confirmation from the Prime Minister’s Office for an appointment with Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. Bus services were affected in many parts of Bangalore, and the Namma Metro service was also stopped.
Even as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa drew attention to her Karnataka counterpart to the damage to TN-registered vehicles in Karnataka on Monday and Tuesday, owners of the omni buses in TN demanded a compensation of Rs 75 crores for damages.
The industry body further said that violence in the state capital and other parts of Karnataka has “severely dented” the image of Bengaluru as the Silicon Valley of India, which is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies, making a fervent appeal for peace in both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Curfew was relaxed since morning for Muslims to offer Eid prayers at mosques and Idgah maidan in some localities.
Angry Kannadiga protesters torched at least 30 buses at the Kengeri yard in Bengaluru, bringing the country’s IT capital on the edge.
Though there is no holiday for schools and colleges, many private schools have remained closed on Wednesday and the managements have made a decision to compensate th holiday by shortening the Dasara holidays next month. Party leader Vatal Nagaraj has called for a statewide bandh on Friday, to protest against the Supreme Court’s verdict on Cauvery water sharing issue.
The violence that has triggered amid the ongoing Cauvery dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu has impacted the states in more ways than one.
The protest witnessed two deaths while many were injured.
Tech companies and multinational firms that downed their shutters in India’s ITcapital on Tuesday have opened their offices and asked employees to return to work.
“It is hard to implement the Supreme Court order, but we will ensure enough drinking water for Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya, and other Cauvery basin areas”, he added. Trucks and other vehicles also withdrew operating in the city.
“Whenever the country has faced adverse circumstances, the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, just like people across the country, have always handled the situation with sensitivity”.
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Maintaining that the situation is peaceful, police said stringent action would be taken against miscreants or vandals.
