It’s BJP vs BJP over Mekedatu dam project

06 August,2021 08:05 AM IST |  Thanjavur  |  Agencies

Karnataka Chief Minister Basvaraj Bommai said that there is no “compromise” on the Mekedatu project, and accused Tamil Nadu of opposing it for the sake of politics. “In Tamil Nadu it is being used for politics, whichever party they may be from, they are opposing it for the sake of politics,” he said

Tamil Nadu is opposing Karnataka’s plan to build a dam on river Cauvery at Mekedatu


The BJP Tamil Nadu unit on Thursday staged a hunger strike in Thanjavur against party-ruled Karnataka's move to build a dam on river Cauvery at Mekedatu.
"We demand the Karnataka government to give up its plans to build the Mekedatu dam. We condemn the opposition parties for asking the government to go ahead with the project. We will not allow its construction," BJP's Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basvaraj Bommai said that there is no "compromise" on the Mekedatu project, and accused Tamil Nadu of opposing it for the sake of politics. "In Tamil Nadu it is being used for politics, whichever party they may be from, they are opposing it for the sake of politics," he said.

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