Cauvery protests enter 26th day in Karnataka

Mysore, Mar 2 (UNI) Agitations and protests continued in the Cauvery basin districts of Mandya, Mysore and Chamarajanagar for the 26th consecutive day today following the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal pronouncing its verdict.

In the Cauvery heartland of Mandya, the agitation spearheaded by the Cauvery Hitarakshana Samithi continued. The Milk Producers Association and other organisations took out a procession in the town against the final award of the Tribunal. The relay hunger strike by the Samithi at Silver Jubilee Park continued and fasts were also organised at Srirangapatna, K R Pet and Pandavapura.

Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha leader Vatal Nagaraj submitted a memorandum in this regard to the Deputy Commissioner.

In Mysore, a mock court was held at K R circle, taking a dig at the ''injustice'' done to Karnataka by the Tribunal. Workers of the Government silk factory and Karnataka silk industries, Kodagu Gowda Samaja, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, activists of Mysore City Autorickshaw Association Action Committee and students of various schools joined the agitation.

In Chamarajanagar district, various religious heads, including Bishops and Imams, took out a padayatra in Kollegal town, urging the Union Government to intervene in the issue.

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