He is not happy with Mahadayi Tribunal verdict: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, August 15: Former chief minister and Congress Legislative Party leader Siddaramaiah said that he was not fully happy with the verdict given by the Mahadayi Tribunal in Mahadayi water dispute.
Speaking to reporters at the KPCC office here on Wednesday, SIddaramaiah said that it was partial fulfillment. The state government had asked 36.5 tmc of water. But the Tribunal has just given 13.5 tmc of water. For drinking purpose, 5.5 tmc of water would be available and the rest for power generation. Even that water would also flow towards Goa after power generation. Ultimately , it was a benefit for Goa, he said.
His government had fought legally for five years in Mahadayi issue. The advocates from the state had presented their arguments before the Tribunal efficiently due to which, the state has got a partial relief, he said.
“After independence, we have marched far away. But the intentions of the Constitution were not yet fulfilled. We have to recall all those who sacrificed their lives for freedom. Every citizen in the country should get the freedom in real terms. Everyone should get social justice”, he said.
Now, local bodies elections were declared and the party has to prepare for that. After local bodies election, cabinet expansion would be held. As of now, he would not go to Delhi. He would go there if AICC president asked him to come, he said.
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Hampi temple bans bananas to prevent overfeeding of elephant
Hampi: A 7th-century shrine of Lord Shiva in Hampi has banned bananas in its premises, stating that devotees tend to overfeed the temple elephant as well as litter the place of worship with banana peels.
The management of Virupaksha temple said on Thursday that they decided on the ban for the good of the temple, the elephant as well as the devotees.
"We saw that the devotees get overzealous in their attempts to feed the elephant, which is not only harmful to the elephant concerned, but it also makes the place very dirty. The devotees leave behind banana peels and even the plastic bags that they bring the bananas in," said Hanaumantappa, temple endowment officer, to PTI.
The temple authorities also said ever since the reports of the ban came out, they have been getting a lot of calls asking about the ban.
Hanaumantappa appealed to people not to take the banana ban out of context and make it into a controversy.
"This is a local matter. We made the decision based purely on what was happening inside our temple premises," added Hanaumantappa.
Virupaksha temple is often referred to as 'Dakshin Kashi' and it sees at least 5,000 devotees every day. On special days and weekends, the crowd surges further, reaching even 50,000 a day, said sources from the temple.
