Cauvery flashpoint: DK Shivakumar asks Vijay to defer Bengaluru visit as Karnataka protests erupt
Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar asked Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to postpone his August 3 Bengaluru visit due to intensified protests over the Cauvery water release order.
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days; Tamil Nadu plans to move the Supreme Court for its water share.
BJP leaders, farmers, and pro-Kannada groups staged protests, including near the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam in Mandya; BJP state president B Y Vijayendra was held in preventive custody.
Protesters targeted actor C Joseph Vijay's film 'Jananayagan', tearing down posters and stopping screenings.
Shivakumar cited improving rainfall and inflows, and proposed a later meeting after an all-party meeting on Sunday.
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