Karnataka Bandh Situation Update; Cauvery Water Dispute | Karnataka Vs Tamil Nadu | More than 30 farmer groups, business and pro-Kannada organizations supported

On September 26, farmers had called a bandh in Bengaluru. During this time he demonstrated half naked.

Farmers of Karnataka have called a bandh in the state on Friday, September 29, over the sharing of Kaveri river water with Tamil Nadu. More than 30 farmer groups, business and pro-Kannada organizations have supported it. Even schools and colleges will not open due to the bandh.

In fact, on September 13, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) had issued an order. It was said that Karnataka should give 5 thousand cusecs of water from Kaveri river to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days. Farmer organizations of Karnataka, Kannada organizations and opposition parties are opposing this decision.

Earlier, the same organizations had closed Bengaluru on 26 September. This dispute related to Kaveri river between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is 140 years old.

4 pictures of the demonstration that took place during the Bengaluru bandh on 26 September…

During the protest, the farmer had tried to commit suicide and was stopped by the police.

During the bandh, a protesting worker was picked up by the policemen and detained.

Members of the farmers’ organization demonstrated with sticks in their hands in Bengaluru’s Freedom Park.

According to reports, around 200 protesters were detained by the police.

Estimated loss of around Rs 4,000 crore during two bandhs
Bengaluru industrialists have estimated a loss of around Rs 4,000 crore during the two bandhs in a week. They say that this could cause the economy that has just recovered from the pandemic to collapse. Therefore, instead of bandh, permission for protest should be given.

Two days ago the protesters had asked the government to fulfill 5 demands.
In the protest held two days ago, the protesters had asked the government to fulfill their 5 demands. These committees had given the government three days to take the decision. If this did not happen, the organization had also warned of intensifying the protest.

Meanwhile, on behalf of the Karnataka government, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy met the protesters at Freedom Park and took a memorandum with 5 demands. These demands include not giving water to Tamil Nadu, creating an institution like Election Commission to assess in times of crisis, implementing Mekedatu project and withdrawal of cases against farmers’ supporters.

CM Siddaramaiah said – Opposition is doing politics
On Tuesday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had accused the opposition parties Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (Secular) of playing politics over the Cauvery water dispute. During a discussion with journalists in Mysuru, he had said that any bandh can be called, we have no objection to it. Although there is a decision of the Supreme Court, but we will not harass them, let them call the bandh.

At the same time, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar had said that the people of Tamil Nadu have asked for 12500 cusecs of water. At present we are not in a position to release even 5000 cusecs of water.

Around 100 platoons of the Rapid Action Force were deployed in Bengaluru during the bandh on 26 September.

What is the Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
The 800 km long Kaveri river originates from the Brahmagiri Mountains in Kodagu district of the Western Ghats of Karnataka. It flows through Tamil Nadu and joins the Bay of Bengal. The Kaveri basin covers 32 thousand square kilometers of Karnataka and 44 thousand square kilometers of Tamil Nadu. There has been a dispute between the two states for more than 140 years regarding the irrigation needs of Cauvery water.

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Karnataka CM said in emergency meeting – not in a position to provide water to Tamil Nadu

Karnataka government had called an all-party meeting on Wednesday, September 13 in the dispute with Tamil Nadu over the water of Cauvery river. This special emergency meeting is going on in the Bengaluru Assembly under the chairmanship of CM Siddaramaiah. On this, Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar had said that the Karnataka government is not in a position to release the water of Kaveri river. Read the full news…