Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 1 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief TKS Elangovan on Sunday focused the BJP get together over the Cauvery water sharing dispute, saying the”BJP is doing politics in the state”.
Lashing out at Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat over”his inaction on the Cauvery water sharing dispute,” Elangovan mentioned, “What is the central water resource minister doing? What is his duty? What is he doing? Our irrigation minister went there, met him, and gave him a memorandum. What did he do? Until now, there has been no action.” “Cauvery is not owned by Karnataka. Time and again, I have told this. This river is now controlled by the management authority, and they have to decide on the sharing,” he mentioned. “The court has also said that this amount of water should be given to Tamil Nadu. Let us see if the state does not release that much water. We will file a contempt petition,” Elangovan instructed ANI. The governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been locked in a protracted tussle over the sharing of Cauvery waters. The river is seen as a serious supply of sustenance for the individuals in both state.
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee had ordered Karnataka to make sure the discharge of 3000 cusecs of Cauvery water at Biligundlu ranging from September 28 until October 15, 2023.
Earlier, the quantity of water to be launched was 5000 cusecs.
Karnataka has cited a extreme drought in elements of its state to refuse the availability of water to Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu authorities has accused its neighbour of mendacity to the nation concerning the provide of water.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday mentioned that the state authorities will file a evaluation petition earlier than the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and the Supreme Court on September 30, because the state doesn’t have water and so can not launch it.
Farmers throughout Karnataka have been protesting for the reason that Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) ordered the state to launch 5000 cusecs of water to its neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, for 15 days, efficient from September 13.
The Naam Tamilar Katchi Party held protests in Madurai on Saturday, condemning the Congress-led Karnataka authorities over the difficulty.
The National South Indian River Interlinking Farmers Association held a protest on a railway observe in Trichy on Sunday, demanding the discharge of the Cauvery water in Tamil Nadu.
The Farmers Association below the management of Ayyakannu had earlier additionally on September 25 staged a half-naked protest in Trichy by holding elements of the human skeleton and demanding the sharing of Cauvery water to save lots of the standing ‘kuruvai’ crop cultivation in Tamil Nadu. (ANI)