LS Speaker to allow disc on Cauvery final verdict

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Bangalore, Mar 4: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal(Secular)National President H D Deve Gowda today said that Lok Sabha SpeakerSomnath Chatterjee has promised to allow discussion on Cauvery WaterDispute Tribunal's final verdict.

Talking to newsmen, he said that MPs from Karnataka, irrespectiveof their party affiliation, would highlight the injustice done to theState during the discussion.

Welcoming peaceful ongoing agitation against the verdict in theState Capital and Cauvery basin Districts, Mr Gowda expressedconfidence that the CWDT verdict will not be notified until justice wasdone to Karnataka.

Replying to question, Mr Gowda reiterated as false from truth thenews appearing in a section of the press that he met Congress HighCommand Sonia Gandhi recently. " I last met Ms Gandhi in 2005 andafterward I have never met her", he clarified.

Mr Gowda also clarified that he never blessed the presentJD(S)-BJP coalition government in Karantaka since it was formed withouthis consent. Denying of having made any statement on the issue of handover power to BJP after completion of 20-months term of his son H DKumaraswamy, he said that it would be decided by the coalition partnerswho have decided to form the government.

Commenting on recent out come of Assembly elections in Punjab,Uttarkhand and Manipur, he said that a sort of an inevitable politicalpolarisation has emerged at national level after the results were out.

Ruling out having alliance with any political party, Mr Gowda saidthat his party would contest a few seats in Uttar Pradesh Assemblyelection.

Earlier Mr Gowda admitted several leaders and their followers fromBJP and Congress from Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural and Urbandistrict into JD-S.


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