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Cauvery: samiti to launch second stage of stir

Staff Correspondent

Signatures to be collected and sent to President, Prime Minister

MYSORE: President of the Cauvery Kriya Samiti (CKS) and former Union Minister V. Srinivas Prasad has said the samiti is all set to launch the second phase of protest against the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.

It would begin a signature campaign against the award. Signatures of people from all walks of life would be collected and submitted to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he said.

Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, he said with the legislature session adopting a resolution rejecting the final award of the tribunal and the decision to file a review petition, the first phase of agitation against the final award ended after 44 days of protests.

Complimenting the Karnataka Development Front Government for taking the right steps in protecting the interests of the State, he said the Government had not erred at any stage. Mr. Prasad also said that the formation of the Krishna-Cauvery Coordination Committee had added new strength to the people's agitation against the injustice done by the tribunal.

The former MP and president of the Mandya Zilla Raitha Hitarakshana Samiti G. Made Gowda had convened a meeting KCCC, which would be attended by the former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts, V.S. Malimath, journalist Patil Puttappa, the former Irrigation Minister H.N. Nanje Gowda and others, and a decision would be taken to safeguard State's interests with regard to land, language and water, he said.

It was decided to set up the Cauvery-Kabini Kriya Samiti to urge the Government to complete the Kabini II Phase. A meeting was held here on Wednesday to discuss the future course of action. Presidents of various political parties and activists of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike attended the meeting.

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