He demanded that the Mekedatu project should be given quick consideration. Chandru said that the public voluntarily took part in the strike and termed the authority's judgment "unscientific".
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's direction to Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu will be challenged before the Supreme Court, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday.
"They have now made an alliance with BJP for elections, what should we call them?" Siddaramaiah asked in response to questions by reporters at Konanakere in this district.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday alleged that an anti-BJP wave has started in the whole nation after AIADMK snapped its ties with the ruling party at the Centre.
Addressing a seminar on 'Women's Reservation' at Gandhi Bhavan, Siddaramaiah stated, "If the BJP truly intended to provide reservation for women, they wouldn't have created so many hurdles." This was said on Saturday following the inauguration.
Not willing to give any direct response on the issue, Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President said, "I don't want to respond to it." It is Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the party high command who have to respond to the expression of "such desires", he said.
He said DMK is an ally of the Congress party and asked how many times the state government spoke to the DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu government and its chief minister on this issue.
The meeting has gained significance, with the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on Monday asking Karnataka to continue releasing 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days.
In his concluding remarks, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reiterated his commitment to the development of Kalyana Karnataka and the welfare of its people.
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin blamed Karnataka for making unsubstantiated claims and for writing to Centre against Tamil Nadu's request for water.
Action will be taken against senior officers who are not approachable to people, the Chief Minister said. "Our government has zero tolerance for immoral policing," he said.