Leaders and workers of the Janata Dal (Secular) party staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Hassan demanding the release of water from the Hemavathi reservoir to fill up tanks in Hassan and parts of Mandya districts as the government started releasing water from the reservoir to Tumakuru district.
Under the leadership of former Minister H.D. Revanna, Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna, MLAs C.N. Balakrishna, H.P. Swaroop, many leaders of the party staged dharna on the premises of DC’s office.
