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Congress leader B Manickam Tagore has accused the DMK of engaging in cheap politics. He stated that the DMK is targeting the Congress party over the Mekedatu dam issue. Tagore emphasized that the Tamil Nadu Congress will always support farmers and protect the state's rights to Cauvery water.

Congress MLC Dinesh Gooli Gowda has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take a decision in the State Cabinet for withdrawal of hundreds of cases registered in various police stations against Congress workers and leaders during various protests, including the protest seeking early execution of the Mekedatu balancing reservoir in Kanakapura.

Activists are worried over a proposed dam project across the Cauvery

People wonder if the ruling party has vested interests, says O. Panneerselvam

The AIADMK co-coordinator and Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, criticised the DMK government for not expressing any opposition to the deliberations of an all-party meeting held in Bengaluru on the Mekedatu issue.

PMK leader’s appeal follows remarks by Karnataka Chief Minister that he will seek approval for the project

BENGALURU: The ruling BJP and opposition Congress seem to be headed for another showdown with the Ramanagara district administration refusing permission for the second phase of Mekedatu padayatra citing Covid-19 restrictions.

Suggesting closure of schools and colleges in the light of COVID-19 surge in the State, the former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday blamed the Congress padayatra on Mekedatu issue for the ri