BANGALORE: President of the Cauvery Protection Committee of Mandya G. Made Gowda on Thursday told MPs from Karnataka that there was no need for them to resign on the issue of the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal as it would not serve any purpose.

Speaking to presspersons after chairing a meeting of MPs convened to discuss the next course of action on the Cauvery waters issue, Mr. Made Gowda said that instead the MPs should concentrate on mobilising public opinion against the award and its impact on the lives of the people and farmers in the Cauvery basin districts and the economy.

The meeting was attended by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Samajwadi Party State unit president S. Bangarappa, MP H.N. Nanje Gowda, Union Ministers of State M.V. Rajasekharan and K.H. Muniyappa, Home Minister M.P. Prakash, Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary H.N. Ananth Kumar and Transport Minister H. Cheluvarayaswamy. The Chief Minister reiterated that he would convene an all-party meeting and a meeting of MPs before the Parliament session that starts on February 23. Janata Dal (U) State unit president B. Somashekar, former Minister P.G.R. Sindhia and president of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha K.S. Puttannaiah also participated in the meeting.

Mr. Made Gowda urged the Chief Minister to move a resolution against the award in the Assembly.

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