Bengaluru: Kannada groups are divided on the bandh call for Thursday over the Cauvery water dispute due to the improvement in rainfall and the storage position in the river basin reservoirs.Kannada Chaluvali Vatal party founder Vatal Nagaraj, a former MLA, was firm that the state must observe a bandh to protest the regulator's direction to Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu.Karnataka Associated Management of Schools extended only moral support, asking staff to run schools as usual but wear a black badge in support of the cause.Other pro-Kannada groups, however, reversed their earlier stand, saying they didn't see the need for a bandh given the improved storage and steady water flow into Tamil Nadu due to rains.
Karnataka groups divided over bandh call over Cauvery water dispute
Kannada groups are divided on a bandh call for Thursday regarding the Cauvery water dispute. Some groups insist on a bandh to protest water release directions to Tamil Nadu. Other pro-Kannada organizations have reversed their stand due to improved rainfall and reservoir storage. Schools are offering moral support by asking staff to wear black badges. The differing opinions reflect the complex situation surrounding the water sharing issue.















