DMK urges PM to withdraw clarification plea over Cauvery from SC

The DMK urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to withdraw the Centre's plea seeking clarification over the Cauvery issue and constitute forthwith the Cauvery Management Board to implement the apex court order on it.

In a letter to Modi, DMK working president M K Stalin also sought an appointment with him, saying he and the leaders of other opposition parties wanted to apprise him of the Tamil Nadu natives' sentiments over the issue and seek his immediate intervention in it.

He said the Centre's March 29 clarification plea seeking a further extension of three months to implement the apex court's order was perceived as "unfair, unjust and unreasonable and consequently has pushed the entire state into a crisis."
Stalin said the leaders of opposition parties wanted to apprise Modi of the "looming agricultural crisis in the state.. of the sentiments in Tamil Nadu and urge you to intervene in this issue immediately."
Pinning the blame on the AIADMK regime, he claimed "the people of Tamil Nadu have given up hope that the present government would effectively represent their voice or ensure protection of their rights."
The DMK leader requested the Prime Minister to enforce apex court's Feb 16 judgement in "the letter and spirit by duly constituting the Cauvery Management Board at the earliest, and not wait till the next hearing on May 3, 2018 or the Karnataka election."
He also wanted Modi to reprimand the Union Water Resources Minister and the Ministry's Secretary for their "inappropriate and contumacious interviews (to media) which have further vitiated the issue."