Tamil Nadu farmers’ groups protest Karnataka Congress plan for Mekedatu dam

Even as the Congress has put its protest march in Karnataka on hold, Tamil Nadu farmer groups and organisations have lodged strong protests against the party conducting a padayatra against the state and Central governments for the construction of a dam across Cauvery river at Mekedatu.

Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasaigal Sangam General Secretary P.R. Pandian came out strongly against the Tamil Nadu Congress leadership on its silence regarding the matter. He urged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to issue strong statement against the Congress’ Karnataka unit.

“We had conducted protest marches on the issue but were stopped by the police at Zuzuvadi town close to the border of Karnataka.