Chenna: DMK leader M.K. Stalin on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Centre's plea seeking clarification over the Cauvery issue and constitute the Cauvery Water Management Board as per the apex court order.
In a letter to Modi, Stalin also requested for an appointment explaining that TN politicians wanted the Prime Minister on the sentiment of Tamils and the delta farmers.
The letter also detailed that the Centre's March 29 clarification plea seeking a further extension of three months was unfair and the delay would further push the farming in Tamil Nadu into crisis.
He also urged Modi to direct the Ministry of Water Resources to immediately withdraw the clarification plea from the court and ensure the early release of water. The apex court had on April 9 directed the Centre to frame a draft Cauvery management scheme and file it by May 3 for implementation of its judgement on distribution of water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and other riparian states.
A meeting of the opposition parties led by DMK, held here on Monday, decided to seek an appointment to meet Modi on the Cauvery issue, saying the AIADMK government has not implemented a resolution passed at the Feb 22 all-party meeting to meet the PM.
Earlier this week, Stalin urged TN governor Banwarilal Purohit to facilitate a meeting with Prime Minister Modi to discuss about Cauvery issue. The letter also emphasized that he was writing the letter to PM on behalf of "the political parties from Tamil Nadu, farmers associations, traders' groups, labour unions and the citizens of Tamil Nadu," who have been aggrieved on the Cauvery issue.
