'Debate on Cauvery to strain relations b/w TN, Kar'
Chennai, Feb 24: Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport andHighways, T R Baalu today said any Parliamentary debate on the CauveryWater Tribunal Award at this juncture would vitiate the cordialrelationship between the people of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
A release from his office said the Minister however, urged the LokSabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee to permit Democratic ProgressiveAlliance (DPA) MPs from Tamil Nadu to participate in the eventuality ofany such debate in the Parliament.
Mr Baalu said even though the Tribunal had delivered its verdicton the long pending issue, both the Tamil Nadu and KarnatakaGovernments are approaching the judiciary for allaying apprehensionsand seeking clarifications in respect of the award.
UNI
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Story first published: Saturday, February 24, 2007, 7:32 [IST]