Bengaluru: Pressure is mounting on his government to implement Mekedatu drinking water project on river Kaveri, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai On Sunday, he said he would soon convene an all-party meeting to decide how to proceed. Tamil Nadu opposed the project.
Following a message from Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat, that Center can do nothing more than mediate negotiations between the governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Bommai has been troubled, especially since he announced an allocation of Rs 1,000 crore for the project in his maiden budget last week.
In Hubballi on Sunday, Bommai admitted that he was “informed” of the Centre’s stand and would soon convene an all-party meeting on the issue. “I have yet to set a date” [for the meeting],” Bommai said. “We will discuss and collect suggestions from all sides on how to approach the issue. Thereafter, he will make a delegation to Delhi to meet Shekawat and press for the Centre’s support,” he said. will lead.
The initial effort is said to have been made by state Water Resources Minister Govind Karjol on Sunday at Shahpur in Yadgir district, where Shekawat inaugurated a squad room for the Upper Krishna Project (UKP). Karjol later accompanied the Union Minister to Hyderabad.
sneaky approach
However, opposition functionaries have criticized the government for its timid attitude on the issue. DK ShivakumarThe state Congress unit president attacked Bommai for being unable to get approval for the project from the Jal Shakti Minister.
“If the chief minister cannot approve the project, then what is the purpose of this dual-engine government?” Shivakumar said. “CM Bommai should either be brave enough to approve the project or resign and go home. ,
Former CM and JD(S) floor leader HD Kumaraswamy blamed both the BJP and the Congress for ruining the state’s chances of getting the project cleared earlier.
“The BJP allocates Rs 1,000 crore for the project and then its own government at the Center says it cannot help except through mediation,” he said. “The Congress, on the other hand, organizes a padyatra to cover up its past failure to get the project cleared. Both these national parties have no intention of approving the project and are politicizing the issue. ,
Following a message from Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat, that Center can do nothing more than mediate negotiations between the governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Bommai has been troubled, especially since he announced an allocation of Rs 1,000 crore for the project in his maiden budget last week.
In Hubballi on Sunday, Bommai admitted that he was “informed” of the Centre’s stand and would soon convene an all-party meeting on the issue. “I have yet to set a date” [for the meeting],” Bommai said. “We will discuss and collect suggestions from all sides on how to approach the issue. Thereafter, he will make a delegation to Delhi to meet Shekawat and press for the Centre’s support,” he said. will lead.
The initial effort is said to have been made by state Water Resources Minister Govind Karjol on Sunday at Shahpur in Yadgir district, where Shekawat inaugurated a squad room for the Upper Krishna Project (UKP). Karjol later accompanied the Union Minister to Hyderabad.
sneaky approach
However, opposition functionaries have criticized the government for its timid attitude on the issue. DK ShivakumarThe state Congress unit president attacked Bommai for being unable to get approval for the project from the Jal Shakti Minister.
“If the chief minister cannot approve the project, then what is the purpose of this dual-engine government?” Shivakumar said. “CM Bommai should either be brave enough to approve the project or resign and go home. ,
Former CM and JD(S) floor leader HD Kumaraswamy blamed both the BJP and the Congress for ruining the state’s chances of getting the project cleared earlier.
“The BJP allocates Rs 1,000 crore for the project and then its own government at the Center says it cannot help except through mediation,” he said. “The Congress, on the other hand, organizes a padyatra to cover up its past failure to get the project cleared. Both these national parties have no intention of approving the project and are politicizing the issue. ,