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Hello Jammu News at 7:23:00 PM 0
Bengaluru, June 23 : Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today accused the Centre of having taken a "unilateral" decision in forming the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), hurting the state's interests.

"We had given certain suggestions about the formation of the panel, but the Centre took a unilateral decision," he told reporters here, a day after the Centre notified the formation of the CWRC.

Karnataka has not nominated its representative to the committee, which has members from other riparian states --Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.

"The interests of the state have been hurt with the formation of the panel. Our (state's) rights have been taken away," Kumaraswamy said.

Kumaraswamy said he would take the suggestion of the Advocate General to decide the future course of action and also meet Union Water Resource Minister Nitin Gadkari and "make our submission."

He said Karnataka had supported the formation of Cauvery Scheme as directed by the Supreme Court, but there are some loopholes in it.

"The Centre did not take our stand into consideration. I have once again written letter to the Centre to reconsider its decision of forming the panel," he said.

He emphasised that Karnataka never violated any rule.

"Our state has never misused law. We always respectedthe federal structure. It is our people who faced numerous challenges. Our respect (for the federal structure) should not be perceived as our weakness," said Kumaraswamy.

After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi on June 18, Kumaraswamy had said that he had raised certain "technical objections" relating to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and CWRC.

In a June 1 gazette notification, the Water Resources Ministry said it has framed a scheme constituting the CWMA and CWRC to give effect to the decision of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal as modified by the Supreme Court order.

Karnataka has been opposing any move to form CWMA and had instead suggested formation of Cauvery Decision Implementation Committee.

Kumaraswamy had also written to Modi,seeking redressal of issues related to cropping pattern before operatingthe CWMA and CWRC.   PTI

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Hello Jammu News at 12:07:00 PM 0


Chennai, Apr 12: Amid growing political turmoil over the emotive Cauvery issue and black flag protests by the Opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here from New Delhi on a short visit, on Thursday.
Mr Modi, who arrived by a special aircraft from New Delhi, was received at the Airport by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, Chief Secretary Ms Girija Vaidyanathan, Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Pon Radhakrishnan and others.
After a brief reception, he left for Mamallapuram, about 55 km from here, by a helicopter, from where he would reach the temple town of Tiruvidanthai by road to formally inaugurate the Defence expo-2018, which began here on Wednesday.
Later, he would reach Airport and take the road route to the Adyar Cancer Institute where he would unveil its diamond jubilee plaque.
He would leave for New Delhi after the Adyar function.
Earlier, a press conference was planned with the Prime Minister at the IIT-Madras, adjacent to the Cancer Institute, amid heightening tension and protests over the Cauvery row, but it failed to materialise.
Police have made tight security arrangements in view of Mr Modi's visit and also due to the protests by the opposition and fringe parties and farmers organisations, as the Cauvery issue kept the political pot in the state boiling.
Meanwhile, opposition parties, including the DMK, various fringe outfits and Tamil Organizations greeted the Prime Minister with black flag protests to condemn the Centre for failing to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC) as directed by the Supreme Court. UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 1:22:00 PM 0



Chennai, Apr 4: In a bid to mount pressure on the Centre to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC), agitations and protest demonstrations
continued in Tamil Nadu for the fourth successive day on Wednesday.
The Opposition DMK, which has called for a state-wide bandh tomorrow, continued to stage rail and roko agitations across the state, leading to the arrest of scores of its party cadres across the state.
In Chennai, DMK MLAs B Ranganathan, M Subramanian and hundreds of DMK members were arrested for staging a road roko agitation.
The DMK cadres also attempted to block the Chennai Metro Rail at Koyambedu following which police arrested them.
DMK MLA J Anbazhagan, who is also the South Chennai district Secretary of the party, observed a fast in front of the State Guest House at Chepauk, along with his supporters on the Cauvery issue.
Meanwhile, CPI(M) workers resorted to a rail roko stir across the state following which police arrested them.
In a novel agitation, CPI(M) cadres staged a protest in the southern tip of Rameswaram by carrying earthern pots in their hands demanding immediate setting up of the CMB and the CWRC. 
As the Supreme Court deadline for setting up the CMB and the CWRC ended on March 29, the Tamil Nadu government has filed a contempt petition against the Centre in the Apex Court and the Union Government 
too on its part, filed a clarification plea on the word 'Scheme' mentioned in its order, and has sought three months' time to implement the order citing the Karnataka Assembly poll.
Meanwhile, talking to reporters at the Airport, DMK Working President M K Stalin accused the Central and State governments of staging a drama on the Cauvery issue.
He said in line with the decisions taken at the all party meeting on April one, another all-party meeting would be convened by the DMK on Thursday to discuss and work out the the modalities of the week-long Cauvery Rights Retrieval rally to be launched from the delta districts on April seven.
Apart from the DMK, its allies the Congress, IUML and other friendly parties, including the MDMK, VCK and the left parties would participate in the rally that would culminate in front of the Raj Bhavan here. UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 12:46:00 PM 0


Chennai, Mar 15: Wearing balck shirts, the principal Opposition DMK on Thursday boycotted the budget proposals for the year 2018-19 presented by Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in the State Assembly, in protest against the Centre's delay in setting up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC) within six weeks as directed by the Supreme Court.
Soon after Mr Panneerselvam, who also holds the Finance portfolio, rose to present his budget speech, leader of the Opposition and DMK Working President M K Stalin sought to raise the issue.
But Speaker P Dhanapal refused permission, stating that the Deputy Chief Minister had started his budget speech.
As the Speaker denied them permission, the DMK members staged a walk out from the House and boycotted the budget presentation.
They were followed by the members of its alliance parties Congress and IUML.
Later, Mr Stalin, talking to reporters outside the Assembly premises, said the DMK was boycotting the budget presentation as the Centre has failed to take steps to set up the CMB and the CWRC as directed by the Apex Court in its February 16 order 
on the Cauvery issue and the Prime Minister's failure to give an appointment to meet 
an all-party delegation from Tamil Nadu on the issue.
It may be recalled that an all party meeting convened by the ruling AIADMK on February 22 to discuss the Supreme Court order, had unanimously resolved that 
an all-party delegation, comprising leaders of various parties, MPS, MLAs and representatives of farmers Associations, would soon meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urge him to set up the CMB and CWRC, besides implementing the favourable aspects contained in the Apex Court order.
But when the state government sought an appointment with the PMO, it was asked to meet the concerned Union Minister first on the issue.
This was disclosed by the Chief Minister at a meeting with DMK Working President and Leader of the Opposition M K Stalin at the State Secretariat.
Mr Stalin had been reiterating that the Prime Minister, by refusing an appointment, has hurt the sentiments of the State on the crucial Cauvery river water issue concerning the livelihood of the farmers in the delta districts of the State.
But the Tamil Nadu government, countered it, by stating that the Prime Minister had not refused an appointment and had only said that the all-party delegation should meet the concerned Union Minister on the issue.
The Apex Court while delivering the much-awaited verdict reduced Tamil Nadu's quantum by 14.75 tmcft to 177.25 tmcft citing the need to supply drinking water to Bengaluru city (4.75 tmcft).
It may be recalled that the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal in its final award in 2007 had directed Karnataka to release 192 tmc ft of water and it was notified in the government gazette in 2013 following the orders of the Supreme court. 
Tamil Nadu was allocated 192 tmcft of water in the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 4:22:00 PM 0



Chennai, Mar 10: Tamil Nadu Deptuy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Saturday said the state government was determined on its stand to constitute the Cauvery Water Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC) within six weeks as per the orders of the Supreme Court, even as the Opposition DMK demanded convening of a special Assembly session before the budget to discuss the issue. 
Talking to newsmen at the airport here, Mr Panneerselvam said during Friday's meeting convened by the Union Water Resources Ministry at New Delhi, the state government has insisted the Centre on the urgent need to constitute the CMB and CWRC.
He said the State government would conduct the local body poll soon after receipt of the court verdict on the matter.
Meanwhile, DMK Working President and Leader of the Opposition M K Stalin urged the State government to convene a special session of the State Assembly before the Budget session (scheduled to commence on March 15) to discuss the Cauvery issue.
Accusing the Centre of neglecting the state's rights on the issue with an eye on the ensuing Assembly poll in Karnataka, Mr Stalin, in a letter to Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, termed as an 'eyewash', the Secretaries-level meeting held at New Delhi on Friday.
He alleged that the Centre was adopting a step-motherly attitude towards Tamil Nadu on the crucial issue concerning the livelihood of the farmers in delta districts in view of the ensuing poll in Karnataka.
Mr Stalin said the Centre has hurt the sentiments of Tamil Nadu and the Prime Minister allegedly refusing appointment to meet an all-party delegation as per the decision taken at all party meeting which went against the principles of federalism.
Pointing out that three weeks had passed since the Apex court delivered its verdict directing the Centre to set up the CMB and the CWRC, he said the failure to set up these bodies was violative of the Court order and would also tantamount to attract contempt of court. 
He also sought to know whether the Chief Secretary, during yesterday's meeting, opposed the Union Water Resources Ministry Secretary's remarks that setting up of the CMB was not mentioned in the Supreme Court order, while questioning the Chief Minister's silence on the 'wrong' information provided by the Union Secretary. 
Stating that there was an urgent need to set up the CMB and the CWRC as per the court order, Mr Stalin said with a view to exert pressure on the Centre and to protect the livelihood of the farmers a special session of the Assembly should be convened before the budget session to condemn the Centre for its delay on setting up the CMB and the CWRC. UNI
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