Chennai, Tight police security has been deployed in Tamil Nadu to face the one-day strike called by farmers associations and political parties in the state today over the Cauvery river water sharing issue. “People can not take law onto themselves and both states have to prevent such actions”, the court said.
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The consulate had earlier advised Malaysians flying into Bangalore in Karnataka since early this week to be careful after violent clashes and riots there due to a water dispute between the state and Tamil Nadu.
“We expect both the States to maintain peace, calm, harmony and dignity for law”, the bench said.
Traders unions who are taking part in the protest, said about 21 lakh shops throughout the state would down shutters.
The apex court was critical of both the governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for allowing agitations challenging a judicial order passed by the SC in public interest.
The order prohibiting the assembly of more than five persons, however, continues across the city. It was lifted on Wednesday in 16 police station limits of Bengaluru, albeit with prohibitory orders still in place.
MDMK Chief Vaiko has also been detained in Tiruchirappalli during protest.
Government buses will still operate on Friday. Similarly, about 50 activists were rounded up outside the Mysuru station to prevent them from barging onto the platforms, staging protests and blocking trains.
“I request you to take steps to ensure that no untoward incident occurs and lives and property of Kannada-speaking people in Tamil Nadu are protected during the so-called bandh (shutdown) on Friday”, Siddaramaiah said in his letter to Jayalalithaa on Thursday, the second in this week.
The situation at Mandya and Mysuru in the river basin too was under control amid peaceful protests against the release of water to the lower riparian state Tamil Nadu. “You would appreciate that any escalation of animosity between the two states would be to the collective detriments of both the states”. Siddaramaiah also requested her to issue an advisory to the media to report “responsibly” the incidents relating to the Cauvery agitation as was done by his Government.
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Protesters have also called for rail and road “rokos”.
