Protest against the release of Cauvery water to TN continues

Mandya: Farmers protest over the release of water from River Cauvery to Tamil Nadu by the Siddaramaiah Government, following Supreme Court direction, extended into the second week today with vehicular traffic between Bengaluru and Mysuru blocked in this sugar town. The protest which had been limited to only Dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office by the members of the Cauvery Hitha Rakshana Samithi over the last two days, today saw students gathering in large number and blocking the vehicular traffic between Bengaluru and Mysuru.

The agitators were also protesting against attacks on Kannadigas in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile the modification petition of the State before the Apex court is likely to come up tomorrow and so also is the meeting of the Cauvery waters Advisory Committee that would take stock of the current situation in the Cauvery basin in the state.

Mandya Zilla Raitha Hitarakshana Samiti President and former MP G Made Gowda, and others continued their Dharna and asked the protestors not to take law into their hands and the agitation should be peaceful. Schools and colleges opened today after six days break. But the students joined members of other oganisations in the protest and started attacking vehicles plying with Tamil Nadu registration numbers in Chamarajanagara. KSRTC authorities have stopped all buses going to destinations in Tamil Nadu. (UNI)