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Hindustan Times
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
War of words erupts on X between Surjewala and Amit Malviya over Karnataka CM post: 'Perversity knows no extremes'
A fierce political exchange unfolded on Friday between BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya and Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala over the recent visit of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar to Delhi. The war of words played out on social media, with both leaders accusing each other's parties of misleading the public and failing Karnataka. Randeep Singh Surjewala and Amit Malviya Also Read - 'Hardliners are spoiling the image': Bengaluru man's X post on regional harmony sparks nationwide debate Take a look at the political exchange Amit Malviya alleged in a post on X that Siddaramaiah had been 'humiliated' in the national capital after being denied an appointment with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Claiming that the chief minister had returned empty-handed, Malviya suggested that Siddaramaiah's political authority was being undermined. He likened the episode to the sacking of former Karnataka CM Veerendra Patil by late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, calling it a 'historic insult' to a state leader. Malviya further alleged that Siddaramaiah was now politically cornered and 'forced to hide behind the very man plotting against him, D K Shivakumar,' hinting at internal rivalry within the state Congress. Responding sharply, Randeep Surjewala hit back at Malviya, accusing him of spreading lies and distorting facts. In a counter post, he dismissed Malviya as a 'bizarre whacko' and said the BJP was using distractions to hide its own internal crisis in Karnataka. Surjewala clarified that the visit by Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar was not political in nature, but intended to raise Karnataka's long-pending demands with the Union government. Also Read - No NICE Road toll hike? Karnataka says company revised rates without approval He accused the Centre of neglecting Karnataka and displaying what he called 'inimical hatred' towards the state. Surjewala said the Modi government had failed to address key issues related to water sharing, irrigation, and financial dues. He claimed the state was still waiting for central clearances for major projects such as Upper Bhadra, Yettinahole, Kalasa-Banduri and Mekedatu, and added that the Centre had refused to notify the award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2. He also alleged that ₹1.87 lakh crore due to Karnataka under the 15th Finance Commission had not been released, and that repeated appeals for funds from the National Disaster Response Fund had gone unanswered.
The Hindu
09-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Centre convenes meet on Krishna waters on June 18
Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, has stated that the Union Jal Shakti Minister has convened a meeting of Water Resources Ministers of States concerned to discuss about Upper Krishna Project on June 18. Mr. Shivakumar told media persons in Delhi on Sunday that he was hopeful of such a meeting arriving at a decision on the project. It may be noted that the Karnataka government had been urging the Centre to issue a gazette notification for the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2 verdict. Also, State government had expressed concern over Maharashtra objecting to increasing the height of the Almatti dam.
Hindustan Times
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Karnataka to ''pressurise'' centre to notify Krishna Tribunal award: CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the government will demand the Centre to issue a gazette notification for the award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2, at a meeting called by the Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil next week. This will facilitate the use of waters allocated to the state and allow for an increase in the height of the Almatti dam, Siddharamaiah added. He said that the state government will assert in the meeting that it will raise the dam height to 524 meters as there is no interim order by the Supreme Court. The Jal Shakti Minister will chair a meeting on May 7 with the water resources ministers of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana to discuss the report-cum-award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2. The CM chaired a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar, along with other ministers, legal experts, and officials, to decide on the state government's stance. "Ahead of May 7 meeting, we consulted with the legal team to discuss the state's position. Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2 order was out on December 30, 2010, and subsequent orders in 2013. Yet, the central government has not issued the notification," Siddaramaiah said. Speaking to reporters after the consultation, he noted that he and Shivakumar had met the central minister regarding this matter. "The Union Minister has now called a meeting, and in that meeting, we will demand that the notification be issued immediately. The second tribunal order allocated 173 TMC of water for use, and to store and utilise this amount of water, the dam height must be increased from 519 meters to 524 meters. For this, the gazette notification must happen," he said. Noting that Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which were divided in 2014, had filed an application stating that the dam height cannot be increased without the gazette notification, the CM said. "They may divide the water allocated to them among themselves, but we must utilise the water allocated to us," he added. "We will demand that the gazette notification be issued. We have already made this demand, and we will reiterate it at the meeting. Furthermore, we will clearly state that, in the absence of an interim order by the Supreme Court, we will increase the dam height to 524 meters," he added. Expressing happiness over the Union Minister's call for the meeting regarding the notification of the tribunal award, Shivakumar said, "We have already wasted 15 years since the tribunal award, so we are demanding and appealing to the central government and courts to issue the gazette notification because the cost of construction is increasing every year, and water is being wasted." "We are pressuring the central government. I hope they understand. We appeal to the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra on this issue, as no one will be affected," he added. Shivakumar said an all-party meeting will be convened after the May 7 meeting with C R Patil.
New Indian Express
03-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Jal Shakti Minister calls meet with four states to discuss Krishna Tribunal award despite SC case pending
HYDERABAD: Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil convened a meeting of Irrigation Ministers of four states on May 7 to discuss the publication of the award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal 2 (Brijesh Kumar Tribunal). 'The Jal Shakti minister will chair a meeting with ministers of water resources of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to discuss on the report-cum-award of Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2,' a communication received by the state officials from the Jal Shakti Ministry on Thursday said. However, the Irrigation department officials were surprised to receive the letter as the matter was sub judice. AP and Telangana filed a case in the Supreme Court and the case hearings were still in progress. Besides, the Union government gave a fresh terms of reference (ToR) to the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal over reallocation of 811 tmcft allocated to the combined AP by the Bachawat Tribunal. The cross examination before the Tribunal on the fresh ToR issued by the Jal Shakti Ministry was still continuing. 'We are expecting that the Central government may try to resolve the water disputes through consultation process and try to publish the Tribunal award in the gazette,' a senior official of Irrigation department told TNIE.
