Two persons were killed following Monday’s violence in the city.
One person had died in police firing while another succumbed to injuries he suffered while escaping police lathicharge when he jumped in panic from a three-storey building.
No major untoward incidents have been reported from other parts of the state as well.Sporadic protests were witnessed in Mandya, Mysuru, Chitradurga, Ramanagra and other parts yesterday.
Karnataka government had yesterday decided to obey the Supreme Court’s modified order asking it to release 12,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu till September 20 and warned that those indulging in violence during protests against release of water will be dealt with an “iron-hand”.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had stated that he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and request him to call a meeting of the Chief Ministers of both states to resolve the issue.
He has also called for a meeting of Congress legislators from the city today to discuss about the situation and Monday’s violent protests.
Sourced from PTI, Featured image courtesy: www.dnaindia.com
