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Kumaraswamy ready for talks on Cauvery dispute

S. Rajendran

Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has expressed his willingness to talk to his Tamil Nadu counterpart, M. Karunanidhi, to sort out the Cauvery dispute.

Mr. Kumaraswamy told The Hindu here on Tuesday that he was happy with the observations made by a Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday. "I am ready, and it is for the [Tamil Nadu] Chief Minister and elder statesman, Mr. Karunanidhi, to invite the Karnataka team and me for a discussion."

Sources close to Mr. Kumaraswamy said the State Government was open to discussions, notwithstanding the petitions filed before the Supreme Court and the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, provided the Tamil Nadu Government reciprocated. Should there be an invitation from Tamil Nadu, Mr. Kumaraswamy would hold discussions with leaders of all political parties here before deciding on the next course of action. "Mr. Kumaraswamy is even ready to take an all-party delegation to Chennai and, if required, even discuss the matter with AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa," the sources said.

SLP filed

Karnataka filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court on Monday in which it questioned the validity of the orders of the Tribunal.

Mr. Kumaraswamy appealed to Mr. Karunanidhi to "follow a policy of give and take."

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