Bengaluru, September 24: Farmers' associations and pro-Kannada organisations in Bengaluru have called a strike on Tuesday, asking the state government not to release water to Tamil Nadu. A protest march from Town Hall to Mysore Bank Circle is planned for 11 am on Tuesday to raise their demand.

Protesters oppose the Cauvery Water Management Authority's (CWMA) rule requiring the Karnataka government to transfer 5,000 cubic metres of water to adjacent Tamil Nadu for 15 days. Cauvery River Dispute: CWMA Files Report Before Supreme Court Says, ‘Karnataka Has Fulfilled Its Obligation Regarding Release of Water’.

Kuruburu Shanthakumar, head of the state Sugarcane Farmers Association, has requested a day off from schools, universities, IT businesses, and the film chamber. He also asked the state administration to investigate the matter during a special assembly session.

Public transport, stores, banks, workplaces, restaurants, schools and colleges are all expected to be closed on Tuesday. Hospitals, medical services, government offices, shops, and police, fire, and other emergency services will, however, be open on September 26.

TKS Elangovan, the leader of the DMK, stated on Saturday that Karnataka does not own the Cauvery. Cauvery does not belong to Karnataka. No river that originates in a state may be claimed by that state as its own. Rivers must flow in order to support the lower riparian habitats. That is the international consensus, stated a DMK spokeswoman. Cauvery Issue: AIADMK Leader TTV Dhinakaran Urges Tamil Youth to Boycott IPL 2018 Matches Held in Chennai.

They can take the water if the river begins and ends within that state. However, if it begins in that location and passes through other states, the water must be shared, he noted.

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