Mandya/Mysuru: With the protests by farmers and other organizations had been intensified in Mandya District due to the direction by the Supreme Court yesterday to release 6,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu, Prohibitory Orders under section 144 CrPC has been extended till September 23 in five taluks expect in K R Pet and Nagamangala. The recent order of the Apex Court, the third of this month, directing Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 27 has resulted in further escalation of tension across the district with agitators deciding to intensify their protests.
Tension prevailed in Mandya and in other parts in the district and some of the shops, business establishments have voluntarily closed. The district administration has declared a holiday today for all schools and colleges owing to the Cauvery agitations in Mandya, Maddur, Pandavapura, and Srirangapatna taluks, and for first grade colleges in Nagamangala, K R Pet and Malavalli taluks , an official release here said. Janata Dal (S) MP C S Puttaraju said he would tender his resignation in protest against the Apex Court’s order.
'I will tender my resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker.' Judges should consider ground realities before giving orders/directions in sensational issues', he said. Sources said Mr Puttaraju has already submitted his resignation to Mandya Deputy Commissioner S Ziyaullah. Meanwhile, D C Thammanna, MLA of Maddur, A B Rameshbabu Bandisiddegowda, Srirangapatna MLA, and N Appaji Gowda, MLC, have also decided to resign, sources said.
The apex court order is against the ground realities and the entire farming community will raise strong protests, G Made Gowda of the Mandya Zilla Raitha Hitarakshana Samiti said after participating in the dharna in front of the DC office here.