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Priyank Kharge urges Centre to act on river disputes
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has urged the Union government to strengthen arrangements for resolving inter-state river disputes, citing droughts and changing climate conditions. Speaking to reporters, he said Karnataka was following the…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has urged the Union government to strengthen arrangements for resolving inter-state river disputes, citing droughts and changing climate conditions. Speaking to reporters, he said Karnataka was following the law in the Cauvery dispute and was not using water allocated to Tamil Nadu. Kharge also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over their absence from Parliament, asking who was running the country. He called for clearer procedures during droughts and greater intervention in disputes involving the Cauvery, Krishna and Mahadayi rivers. The BJP had not responded to his remarks when the report was published.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims here are that either Karnataka is stealing Tamil Nadu’s share or that every water dispute can be settled by a Prime Minister’s intervention. Neither is a useful shortcut. River sharing depends on court orders, official mechanisms, rainfall and storage data. Political criticism of Parliament attendance is fair scrutiny, but it does not replace those processes. The practical test is whether the Centre and the Cauvery authorities publish timely reservoir figures and enforce an agreed drought protocol.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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