Tejasvi Surya replies to #MeToo allegations against him
Bengaluru: BJP Bengaluru South Constituency Candidate Tejasvi Surya on Thursday added that Dr. Som Datta, who labeled allegations against him was his friend and that she herself took down the tweets she had posted earlier. “She said she don’t want to make a issue out of it and I will respect her sentiments and won’t take it forward” he said.
“She has deleted the tweets by herself, and regretted posting those tweets. So media or anyone else should not make a issue of that now” he added while replying to charges labeled against him by Dr. Som Datta under the #MeToo movement.
Speaking further, he said “I am new to politics, and to get into politics one has to face many opposition and conspiracy against themselves. So I believe this is also part of it. It was a pre-planned anti-propaganda against me”.
“As I am new into politics, it is quite natural that people will oppose and my enemies will increase. Even my idols Modi and Amit Shah had faced opposition and criticism in their political careers. Now they have come out of it so even I hope I will come out of it” he noted.
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K’taka CM, DK Shivakumar meet Jal Shakti minister, seeks approval for water projects
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddarmaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar met Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil on Thursday to seek approval for the Mekedatu and Upper Bhadra projects.
In the meeting, Siddarmaiah informed that Karnataka has the second largest dryland area in the country after Rajasthan. The irrigation projects taken up and being implemented in Karnataka have played a vital role in transforming agricultural landscape.
Siddarmaiah urged the Union minister to intervene in the matter and direct officials concerned to provide necessary clearances and approvals for the projects, according to the letter submitted to the Union minister.
The Mekedatu project, proposed near Kanakapura in Ramanagar district, aims to build 66 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) balancing reservoir. The project faces opposition from Tamil Nadu, a low riparian state, which claims it will obstruct the natural flow of Cauvery River water.
The Upper Bhadra project is designed to support irrigation in drought-prone regions of central Karnataka, covering districts like Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Tumakuru and Davangere. The project's progress is hindered by the lack of funding and the delay in declaring it a 'national project'.
Both projects face significant challenges, including funding issues and inter-state disputes.
Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti V Somanna and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.
