The Congress government in Karnataka Wednesday made a decision to postpone the release of 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu as directed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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After obeying the Supreme Court’s two earlier orders to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, the state has finally had enough and decided no more Cauvery water will flow to TN, for now.
He said the all-party meeting had advised the government to call the special legislature session to discuss the Supreme Court’s direction and the cabinet decided accordingly.
The all-party meeting attended by the JDS led by the former prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and the Raitha Sangha, but was boycotted the BJP.
Chief Minister Siddaramaih who, has termed the Supreme Court’s order as “unimplementable”, is now chairing Council of Ministers meeting at Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat to decide on the further course of action. City police were on the roads in full strength on Monday too, given that the Cauvery Supervisory Committee was to take up the issue of release of water to Tamil Nadu. Union Water Resources Secretary and Chairman of the committee Shashi Shekhar used his power asking Karnataka to release 3000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu from September 21 to 30.
According to NDTV, Siddaramaiah said implementing the order would be “difficult, since we do not have water”.
Terming it “meaningless and a diversionary tactic”, the state BJP issued a statement saying that it “did not want to be a culpable partner of Congress government’s sin in omission and commission”. Supreme Court today directed the state to release 6,000 cusecs a day from September 21 to 27.
The apex court’s Tuesday’s order will be placed at the all-party meeting along with the state’s representation to the supervisory committee and the petitions the state has filed before a division bench to plead the state’s inability to release any more water for irrigation to the neighbouring state. “At least now immediately assembly session should be called and a clear decision should be taken, there by respecting the public opinion.” he added. The prohibitory orders have also been imposed in Mandya, where protesters were seen eating mud today, after Bengaluru.
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“We are committed to protecting the interests of our farmers and meet the drinking water needs of Mysuru, Bengaluru and other cities”. The latest to join them wasJanata Dal (S) MP C S Puttaraju who had said that he would tenderhis resignation in protest against the Apex Court’s order. “Every one should cooperate”, he said.
