Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said a decision in this regard was taken during an all-party meeting held here on Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Siddaramaiah said: “The petition will also be submitted to the Supreme Court and the existing situation would be explained. And regarding the release of 5,000 cusecs of water and filing of a petition before the Supreme Court, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar would go to Delhi and discuss the matter with the legal team.”
The Chief Minister further said a letter would also be written to the Prime Minister seeking appointment for the all-party delegation from the state.
“The MPs from the state have also assured of supporting agitation for the Cauvery,” he said.
There is a situation where we are not in a situation to release the water.
“In the current scenario, we are not in a position to release the water. The month of August this year received the lowest rainfall in 123 years. Besides, water storage is also there,” Siddaramaiah said.
Shivakumar said the all-party meeting was attended by the leaders of the Congress, BJP and the JD-S.
Nine MPs also participated.
It was decided in the all-party meeting that the interests of the state would be protected.
Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda, ex-CMs B.S. Yediyurappa, Basavaraj Bommai and H.D. Kumaraswamy did not attend the meeting.
–IANS
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