Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda has said that he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Cauvery issue if the situation demands.
Speaking to presspersons at Bylahalli near Hassan on Sunday, Mr. Deve Gowda said that he was not in a position to talk about the Cauvery issue right now. “H.D. Kumaraswamy has attended the meeting with the Chief Minister on the issue, and he has already made his stand clear. If necessary, I will meet the PM on the issue,” he said.
Later, speaking to the media in Hassan, Mr. Deve Gowda said that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, has instructed his officers not to share information about the availability of water in reservoirs with anybody. “The officers are not giving information. They say they have instructions from the Minister not to disclose information,” he said.
