Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has appealed to organisers of Mandya bandh to drop the call, arguing that it will not help the Cauvery cause, even as he slammed the Opposition for “politicising” the issue. He also indicated that some quantum of water had to be released before approaching the court again for relief.
“A bandh will not help. There could be law and order problem. We will fight for farmers. We have safeguarded their interests as much as possible and will continue to do that,” he told presspersons here on Friday.
“Bandh will affect businesses. Any violence [during the bandh] will bring disrepute to the State; instead, you can continue with the protest,” he said.
