Pro-Kannada organisations in Karnataka announce a statewide bandh on 13 August to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The decision is presented as part of an ongoing protest response after the Cauvery Water Management Authority issues directions affecting water sharing. Business Line reports that pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj makes the announcement following a meeting convened in Bengaluru by pro-Kannada groups to decide the future course of protests.
Times of India says the groups oppose the authority’s direction to send water and cite Karnataka’s concerns about drought and severe water shortage. It adds that the authority upholds a recommendation to release 3,500 cusecs daily for fifteen days, a move that triggers broader political discussion. According to the report, an all-party meeting is held to consider how to oppose the order, reflecting that the dispute is handled through both protest calls and formal political engagement.
Overall, the sources describe coordinated pro-Kannada mobilisation for a bandh on 13 August, linked to objections to the authority’s Cauvery water release schedule and the wider debate on Karnataka’s water availability.
