Move SC on Cauvery verdict immediately: JD-U

Bangalore, Feb 14: Claiming that the JD(S)-BJP coalitionGovernment in Karnataka had utterly failed to properly address thereverses the State had suffered in the final verdict of the CauveryWater Disputes Tribunal, Janata Dal (United) today demanded that theGovernment immediately challenge the decision in the Supreme Court.

Speaking to mediapersons here, JD(U) State President B Somasekharsaid the State Government should challenge the verdict in the ApexCourt forthwith as it was ''unscientific'' and important factors likeavailability of water, socio-economic and geographic positions of thebasin States, mainly Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, had not been taken intoconsideration by the Tribunal.

''Instead of taking different aspects into consideration, theTribunal seems to have just worked out some simple arithmetic,'' hesaid.

Mr Somasekhar alleged that the Kumaraswamy Government had takensuo-motu decisions concerning waiver of farm loans and banning ofarrack, without consulting the Opposition. However, in the Cauveryissue, it was saying that it would go by the decision of the all-partymeeting. This was nothing but an escapist attitude, he alleged.

''Why didn't the Government pass a resolution in the Assembly opposing the verdict immediately after it was out,'' he asked.

UNI