The Mysore Central Prison inmates have joined the Cauvery agitation by singing songs on the river and rights of farmers.
Venkatesh, a jail inmate, said that they were hurt by the CRA’s decision directing the state to release water. He said that there was no drinking water in their villages. Mahesh, an inmate, said that they will launch a silent protest if the Supreme Court fails to do justice to the state. In wake of the Supreme Court adjourning its review petition to October 12, the Kannada activists staged a protest and stopped buses at the rural bus station.
Hundreds of pourakarmikas carrying broomsticks laid siege to Irrigation offices. Former mayor Narayan criticised the government for releasing water from the KRS and Kabini.
In Mandya, the Cauvery River Protection Committee activists continued their hunger strike and staged protests by blocking the Bangalore-Mysore Road. The farmers fed up with the Supreme Court’s adjournment of review petition blocked highway the in Maddur. They also attacked an ambulance of a private hospital for lying that they were carrying a patient.
Meanwhile, the farmers of Srirangapatna and Pandavapura taluk have decided to camp for the night on the banks of the river to monitor the release of water.
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