Take steps to form CMB this Parliament session: MK Stalin
Tamil Nadu government should put forward constructive and strong arguments to safeguard the state's rights on Cauvery, Stalin demanded.
Chennai: Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict rejecting that Centre’s contention that courts have no power to hear cases on the Cauvery dispute, leader of Opposition M.K. Stalin on Friday said Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam should take up the issue with the Centre immediately and exert pressure to form the Cauvery Management Board in this Parliament session itself.
In a statement here, he also welcomed the verdict that its order to Karnataka government to release 2,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu would continue till the next direction. The Supreme Court will continue to hear the Cauvery cases is a happy news for Tamil Nadu farmers, he noted.
Tamil Nadu government should put forward constructive and strong arguments to safeguard the state’s rights on Cauvery, Stalin demanded. The delta districts have been hit by severe drought due to non-availability of Cauvery water, leading to suicides by farmers, he said. The AIADMK government has not announced special schemes to alleviate the sufferings of farmers.