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Kannada groups withdraw Karnataka bandh after CM meeting
Hindustan Times··14 Aug
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said Kannada organisations withdrew a statewide bandh called for August 13 after meeting him at Vidhana Soudha. The shutdown had been sought to protest Cauvery water releases to Tamil Nadu. Shivakumar said he would consider their demands for farmers. Bengaluru and much of the state reported largely normal movement.
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What It Means For You
- If you planned around an August 13 Karnataka shutdown, the Chief Minister said the bandh call was withdrawn after talks at Vidhana Soudha.
- Bengaluru commuters can note schools, shops and offices largely functioned; Mandya still saw some protests after the withdrawal.
- Cauvery farmers can see Shivakumar promising to consider Mekedatu and related demands without a statewide halt.
What's Happening
- Shivakumar told reporters that Karnataka Rakshana Vedike and other Kannada leaders met him and conveyed the withdrawal.
- The announcement came as the Assembly began sitting on his first day as Chief Minister in this session.
- Police had prepared for toll-plaza and highway protests; life in Bengaluru and Mysuru stayed mostly routine.
Why 3500 Cusecs Reopened an Old Dispute
- The Cauvery dispute rests on the 2007 tribunal award and the 2018 Supreme Court revision of shares among Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
- CWMA and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee issue short-term release orders in deficit months; Tamil Nadu had said Karnataka's earlier allotment was not voluntary and sought more water.
- Protest groups said they were not against sharing water but wanted reservoirs and projects inside Karnataka completed so drinking and irrigation needs were visible in the same season.
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