“There is pain among Kannadigas that Karnataka has been facing repeated injustice over Cauvery river water sharing issue. We have full confidence in the judiciary”, he said. He also urged the Tamil Nadu authorities to take action against those indulging in violence.
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Vehicles with Tamil Nadu registration plates were attacked on Monday and protesters blocked roads by burning tires and torching effigies of politicians.
As the orgy of violence targeting Tamil Nadu buses and lorries and other vehicles brought the city on the edge, night curfew was imposed in 16 police station limits late last night and the entire city is under prohibitory orders till September 14.
However, “ban order under section 144 of the CrPC on assembling of more than five persons at public places and populated areas continues till further order to ensure peace and prevent any untoward incident”, police commissioner NS Megharikh said. On Monday, the Centre had rushed ten companies, comprising 1,000 RAF personnel, to the state. No one should take the law into their own hands.
The bustling IT city was bereft of its monstrous traffic.
“With widespread damage to vital urban infrastructure, as well as interruptions in transport including roads, rail and air and the inability of the workforce to safely move to and from offices and factories, Karnataka, particularly Bengaluru city, is estimated to have suffered a loss of up to 3.7 billion United States dollars due to Cauvery dispute related-violence”.
Police protection continued for Karnataka establishments and buses from that state. Officials said transport services to Tamil Nadu remain suspended.
Curfew was relaxed since morning for Muslims to offer Eid prayers at mosques and Idgah maidan in some localities. Sporadic protests were witnessed in Mandya, Mysuru, Chitradurga, Ramanagra and other parts on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah held a meeting with senior Congress leaders from the state. Weighing all the political and legal implications, and keeping in mind that our Special Leave Petition is coming up for hearing on October 18, we have made a decision to implement the order.
Protests in Bengaluru erupted after the Supreme Court, on Monday, ordered Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of water from Cauvery river to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, reigniting a long-simmering dispute in the region about who gets to use the water.
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Vehicular traffic on the 150 km Bengaluru-Mysuru highway remains affected as hundreds of angry protesters, including farmers, traders and youths, staged demonstrations at Ramanagaram, Kengeri, Mandya and Srirangapatna against the Supreme Court’s order to release more water to Tamil Nadu for farming when Karnataka has water only for drinking objective in the region.
