I don’t care for Annamalai protest, no need to make him a big man: CM Basavaraj bommai

Bengaluru: I don’t care for Annamalai protest. ” There is no need to make him a big man,” Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai confirmed that however Makedatu program would be taken up irrespective any pressure.

A one-day hunger strike headed by the BJP state president Annamalai was observed in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu protesting against the Karnataka government’s decision over the Mekedatu irrigation project.

While Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday reiterated his earlier stand on the Mekedatu project saying that there was no going back on the decision taken by the state. Exuding confidence in getting approval for a detailed project report, Bommai said those protesting against the project did not matter.

“Everybody knows that the project is for drinking water, electricity generation and to share the water during distress. I am confident that permission will be granted for DPR to go ahead with the construction. There is absolutely no compromise on this. If somebody is protesting on this issue, they are doing it for politics. We will not take them into account” said the Chief Minister.

Annamalai said, to protect the interest of the farmers, the dam should not be constructed as the effect of it will be seen in the livelihoods of the farmers and the people of Tamil Nadu. Conceding the fact that Karnataka cannot build a dam without the permission of the riparian state, he hopes that the centre will do justice to the people of Tamil Nadu.