Karnataka Bandh News LIVE: Members of pro-Kannada organizations, protesting against the Cauvery Water Issue, were detained by the Bengaluru Police.
Karnataka Bandh News LIVE: Members of pro-Kannada organizations, protesting against the Cauvery Water Issue, were detained by the Bengaluru Police in the vicinity of Attibele.
This strike has been called for by farmer groups and pro-Kannada organizations. The protests are slated to occur throughout the state as a response to the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, especially in light of the prevailing drought conditions in Karnataka.
To maintain law and order and handle the situation, the Karnataka police are making preparations to deploy additional forces across the state.
Protests have erupted in Karnataka due to the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. These protests come in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to refrain from interfering with the directives issued by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and its auxiliary body, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), which instructed Karnataka to carry out the water release.
In the latest development, the CWRC has ordered Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of Cauvery water from Biligundlu, effective from September 28 to October 15, 2023, marking a reduction from the previous release of 5,000 cusecs.
Furthermore, during a press conference held by actor Siddharth to promote his film, members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Swabhimani Sene disrupted the event and demanded his departure from the venue. They asserted their displeasure, citing that the timing was inappropriate for such promotional activities, given Tamil Nadu’s ongoing demand for Cauvery River water from Karnataka.
The Karnataka bandh called by the ‘Kannada Okkoota’ to oppose release of water to Tamil Nadu received a good response in Bengaluru and other southern parts of the State on Friday, disrupting normal life.
Authorities have clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code in Bengaluru Urban, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Ramanagara and Hassan districts, and declared a holiday for schools and colleges there.
‘Kannada Okkoota’ is an umbrella organsation of Kannada and farmers’ outfits. A Bengaluru bandh was observed over the same reason on Tuesday. Most of the shops, business establishments and eateries in Cauvery basin districts such as Mandya in southern part of the State downed their shutters. Private vehicles were off the roads in those areas.
The state-owned transport corporations operated very few buses in the southern districts fearing a backlash. The bandh evoked a mixed response in other regions of the State. (PTI)
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya says, “The state government is releasing Cauvery River water to Tamil Nadu. If Cauvery River water is going to Tamil Nadu like this, the people of Bengaluru will not have drinking water. The Karnataka government has failed to present its case before CWMA (Cauvery Water Management Authority).”
29 Sep 2023, 12:06:11 PM IST
As many as 44 flights to and from the Kempegowda International Airport here were cancelled owing to the Karnataka bandh over the Cauvery water sharing issue with Tamil Nadu, airport authorities said on Friday.
Similarly, state transport corporations too cancelled many of their bus services, especially in the Cauvery basin districts of Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar, where the bandh had the most impact.
Some passengers had a harrowing time as they missed their flights, buses and trains due to the day-long shutdown. Many passengers were distraught following the cancellation of flights and bus services.
29 Sep 2023, 11:54:38 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan said “We will again demand the release of 5000 cusecs of water from Karnataka…We will appeal to the Supreme Court and they will direct the Karnataka government.”29 Sep 2023, 11:49:00 AM IST
“We have come over here to protest against the Cauvery water issue. This is very old issue and we should solve this problem at the earliest. All the parties of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka should sit and sort out this matter,” said a member of a pro-Kannada organisation in Bengaluru on the Cauvery River water issue.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday demanded that the state government release the activists detained during the bandh to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
Today’s bandh was called by the ‘Kannada Okkoota’, an umbrella organsation of Kannada and farmers’ outfits, to oppose the release of water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
As the southern parts of the state are witnessing a bandh by farmers and pro-Kannada outfits over the Cauvery issue, Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) second-in-command, said the unity of the ‘Kannada family’ should be a wake-up call to the neighbouring state.
“Entire Karnataka is throbbing for the Cauvery struggle. Today’s bandh has evoked good response from all quarters,” he wrote on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter). (PTI)
29 Sep 2023, 11:38:20 AM IST
29 Sep 2023, 11:15:00 AM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM and Irrigation Minister DK Shivakumar will hold a meeting on the Cauvery water-sharing issue today. (ANI)
29 Sep 2023, 10:59:20 AM IST
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In response to the Cauvery Regulatory Committee’s directive to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu, farmer unions and pro-Kannada organizations have announced a Karnataka Bandh for today.
These protests come in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to refrain from intervening in the implementation of water-sharing agreements between the states and the directives of the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee. Here are the top ten updates regarding the Cauvery water row.
Bengaluru police on Friday detained members of pro-Kannada organisations protesting over the Cauvery river water dispute near Attibele in Karnataka.
Tamil Nadu registration vehicles were stopped at the border town of Zuzuvadi in Tamil Nadu. Around 400 plus buses from various districts in Tamil Nadu are stranded in Hosur as police have prevented them from moving ahead. Earlier in the morning Pro Kannada Organization protested at the border.
Farmer unions and pro-Kannada organisations have called for a Karnataka Bandh today after the Cauvery Regulatory Committee (CWRC) ordered to release of 3000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. (ANI)
29 Sep 2023, 10:10:44 AM IST
The Karnataka state has been witnessing massive protests after the Cauvery Regulatory Committee (CWRC) ordered to release of 3000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. Many farmer groups and pro-Kannada organizations are raising slogans about the Cauvery river belonging to them.
Two 2 bandhs have been held this week, one Bengaluru Bandh on 26 September and a statewide bandh which is being held today i.e. on 29 September. In view of the ‘Karnataka Bandh’ called today, the Bengaluru administration has decided to call a day off for all educational institutions within the city on Friday.
29 Sep 2023, 10:03:46 AM IST
The district administration of Karnataka’s Mandya on 28 September imposed Section 144 in Mandya district citing a bandh called by pro-Kannada organizations, farmer unions, and several other organizations on Friday.
The Karnataka bandh called by the ‘Kannada Okkoota’ to oppose release of water to Tamil Nadu received a good response in Bengaluru and other southern parts of the State on Friday, disrupting normal life.
Authorities have clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code in Bengaluru Urban, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Ramanagara and Hassan districts, and declared a holiday for schools and colleges there. ‘Kannada Okkoota’ is an umbrella organsation of Kannada and farmers’ outfits.
A Bengaluru bandh was observed over the same reason on Tuesday. (PTI)
29 Sep 2023, 09:23:23 AM IST
29 Sep 2023, 09:10:45 AM IST
The Karnataka government will approach the Supreme Court to challenge the direction of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to release water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on September 27.
The Committee has directed the Karnataka government to release water at a rate of 3,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) to the neighbouring state between September 28 and October 15.
Farmers and trade unions in India’s southern Karnataka state have called for a day-long strike on Friday to protest against sharing water from a river with neighbouring Tamil Nadu state, in a drawn-out conflict that has flared up again in recent days.
As reported by Reuters, protests began this week in Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru against the allocation of water from the Cauvery river, with demonstrators opposing a court order to release 5,000 cusecs of river water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days this month. A cusec is one cubic foot or 28 cubic litres per second.
Fear of unrest had forced thousands of employees of multinationals such as Walmart and Alphabet’s Google to work from home in the technology hub Bengaluru on Sept. 26, a situation expected to be repeated on Friday. (Reuters)
In 1990, the government established the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) with the aim of settling water disputes among the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry.
The CWDT issued a temporary directive to Karnataka, mandating the release of 205 million cubic feet of water to Tamil Nadu on a monthly or weekly basis.
After the CWMA’s directive to release water to Tamil Nadu, prominent Congress leaders in Karnataka assert that there is no extra water accessible for release.
“Let’s set aside party politics and stand united in protecting our state, language, water, land, and culture. The situation has become critical, and there is no distress formula in place,” said Siddaramaiah.
The CWMA’s directive mandated Karnataka to maintain the discharge of 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for an additional 15 days. However, officials have stated that there is an insufficient water supply available for this release.
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been in a longstanding dispute over the allocation of Cauvery river water dating back to the British colonial period. A resolution was reached in 1924 when the princely state of Mysore and the presidency of Madras agreed to a compromise.
29 Sep 2023, 07:14:05 AM IST
As pro-Kannada and farmers’ organisations have called for a ‘Karnataka Bandh’ on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Thursday said that the Freedom Park is the sanctioned location for protests and rallies in the city.
He warned that if any damage to the property occurs, the respective protesting organization will be held accountable for the costs.
“The sole sanctioned location for protests and rallies is Freedom Park. However, any organisation can lend their support on their own and not by force. If any damage to the property occurs, the respective protesting organization will be held accountable for the costs,” Dayananda said. (ANI)
The direction of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to Karnataka to release water at the rate of 3,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) to Tamil Nadu from Thursday to October 15 will be challenged before the Supreme Court, the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday.
Siddaramaiah said he has spoken to the State’s legal team which opined that it should be challenged in the apex court. “We are challenging the order of the Regulation Committee before the Supreme Court. (PTI)
As pro-Kannada and farmers’ organisations have called for a ‘Karnataka Bandh’ on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the administration in Bengaluru has declared a holiday in all educational institutions in the city for the day.
“As Karnataka bandh has been declared by various organizations, a holiday has been declared for all schools and colleges in Bengaluru city in the interest of students,” said KA Dayananda, Bengaluru City District Deputy Commissioner.
Meanwhile, in view of the bandh, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) have been imposed in the Mandya district, where schools and colleges will remain closed tomorrow, said District Collector Kumar. (ANI)
‘Kannada Okkuta’, an umbrella organisation for Kannada organisations, on Wednesday claimed that the dawn to dusk bandh called by them on September 29, to protest against release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, will be successful, and warned the state government against measures to curtail it.
As part of the bandh from 6am to 6 pm on Friday, there will be a massive protest procession from Town Hall to Freedom park in the city, in which people from all walks of life are likely to participate, the organisers said.
They have said that the bandh is for the entire Karnataka and that they will try to shut highways, toll gates, rail services, and also airports. (PTI)
Normal life is likely to be affected, especially in the southern part of the state, with pro-Kannada and farmers’ organisations calling for ‘Karnataka Bandh’ on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
‘Kannada Okkuta’, an umbrella organisation for Kannada outfits including factions of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, Kannada Chalavali (Vatal Paksha) and various farmers’ bodies have given a call for the statewide dawn-to-dusk shutdown.
There will be a massive protest procession from Town Hall to Freedom Park in the city, in which people from all walks of life are likely to participate, the organisers said. (PTI)
In response to the call for a ‘Karnataka Bandh’ by pro-Kannada and farmers’ organizations, the Bengaluru administration has decided to call a day off to all educational institutions within the city on Friday.
“As Karnataka bandh has been declared by various organizations, a holiday has been declared for all schools and colleges in Bengaluru city in the interest of students,” said KA Dayananda, Bengaluru City District Deputy Commissioner.
Also, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) have been imposed in the Mandya district, where schools and colleges will remain closed tomorrow, said District Collector Kumar.
