BJP, CPI stage protests against Karnataka government on Cauvery water dispute
Political parties including the BJP and CPI held protests in Tamil Nadu against the Karnataka government's plan to build a dam at Mekedatu. The protesters demanded the release of Cauvery river water to support local agriculture and drinking water needs.
Why it matters
The Cauvery water dispute is a long-standing inter-state conflict that significantly impacts the livelihoods of farmers and water security in Southern India.
The BJP, the CPI, and the DMDK on Saturday held protests condemning the Karnataka government’s firmness to go ahead with its plan to construct a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu and not releasing Tamil Nadu’s due share of river water.
While State BJP president Nainar Nagenthran led the BJP’s rally and the demonstration held near the Panagal Building on Anna Salai in Thanjavur, CPI State executive committee member and Thiruthuraipoondi MLA K. Marimuthu presided over the CPI Thanjavur South district unit’s protest held near the Thanjavur Head Post Office on M.K. Moopanar Road.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Nagenthran said that whenever the Congress assumed power in Karnataka, Cauvery water stopped flowing into Tamil Nadu, but when the State was under BJP rule from 2018 to 2023, Tamil Nadu received uninterrupted flow of water from the river.
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