1. Congress celebrates one year of Bharat Jodo Yatra
Today marks the first anniversary of Bharat Jodo Yatra, the mass movement spearheaded by the Congress party to unite India ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The occasion is being celebrated at Ramanagara, and will be attended by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
The CM and Deputy CM headed to the neighbouring district from Bengaluru after the Cabinet meeting today, whose main agenda involved discussion of the drought situation in Karnataka. Karnataka has also informed the Supreme Court that it is facing a “severe drought situation” both in the Cauvery and Krishna basins, which had put a “heavy burden” on the State government. However, the State said it would comply with the Central Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) direction to release 5,000 cusecs of water till September 12.