Former Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday slammed Union Water Resources Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for creating confusion on Mekedatu by terming the issue as a 'controversy' and asking Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to solve the problem through a negotiated settlement.
"By asking the States to discuss and come to an understanding, the Union Government is escaping from its responsibility of giving legal approval as per the federal spirit," he said in a series of tweets in response to the Union Minister's statement on Saturday. "Does the Centre has no responsibility in this project?," he added.
Expressing doubts about the BJP's next move on Mekedatu, he said: "It is our right to secure water for our people. What is the understanding of Minister asking both states to settle the issue? Has the BJP started a new act on this issue?"
