Chennai, Jul 28 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday slammed Union Minister of State Raj Bhushan Chowdhary’s reply in the Parliament on a dam proposed by the Karnataka government across the Cauvery at Mekedatu, saying that the reply misinterpreted the Supreme Court’s verdict.
Expressing deep shock over the statement, the AIADMK general secretary said in a statement here that inter-state rivers are national property and that upper-riparian states cannot unilaterally alter water flows.
He urged the Central Government and its ministers to act with greater responsibility with regard to issues concerning the sentiments of the people, particularly on the Mekedatu dam issue. The responses given on sensitive inter-state water issues must keep in mind the historical context, legal facts, and the sentiments of the affected people, he said. PTI JSP JSP ADB
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