Following the order, violent protests erupted across the city of Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) and Karnataka state, with protesters burning down vehicles, including a police patrol jeep.
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Incidents of arson came even as police said they have made elaborate security arrangements with 15,000 policemen being deployed, bolstered by Karnataka State Reserve Police, City Armed Reserve Police, Rapid Action Force, Quick Reaction Teams, special forces, Central Industrial Security Force and Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force.
The order prohibiting the assembly of more than five persons, however, continues across the city. Cancellation of air tickets have also been reported to and from Bengaluru. But we have had to deal with the situation arising out of it.
September 14: In a bid to stop the violence in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery water dispute, a Kanyakumari-based activist today moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the two states to act against those who had indulged in protests. PM Modi implored the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to stop the violence as it was only affecting the nation’s poor.
Social media platforms should be used to revive the “Cauvery family” concept of 2003 than to create divide among the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, according to an agro-economist.
As the country’s IT capital and other affected districts showed signs of limping back to normalcy, Karnataka government made a decision to obey the Supreme Court’s modified order asking it to release 12,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu till September 20 and warned of dealing with violence during protests against it with an “iron hand”. “The inability to implement the September 5 judgement is the reason for yesterday’s (Monday’s) direction from the apex court”, he said. “I appeal to the people of the two States, to display sensitivity, and also keep in mind their civic responsibilities”, he said. On Monday, the situation turned worse.
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah warned on Tuesday of tough punishments for anyone involved in fresh violence.
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“Violence and counter-violence would only further complicate the matters and not in the interest of any State”. However, this occurs after a considerable loss was suffered by both the states.
