Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the Supreme Court verdict on the Cauvery water dispute had set right the “injustice meted out to Karnataka”. Mr. Siddaramaiah, however added, “It is not a victory or defeat for any State in cooperative federalism.”
The verdict has come as a major relief to the ruling Congress which is gearing up for the Assembly elections in April-May. “The SC has partly allowed our plea. We have got some relief. We are happy,” he said.
Water Resources Minister M.B. Patil said, “The SC upholding Bengaluru’s rights over the Cauvery water has come as a major relief for us.”
However, he said the government would continue to oppose the Cauvery Water Management Board.
