Cauvery water issue: Protest in Karnataka's Mandya against Supreme Court order. pic.twitter.com/tDsy7y7xsu— ANI (@ANI_news) September 6, 2016Cauvery water issue: Lawyers in Karnataka's Mandya protest against Supreme Court order. pic.twitter.com/iopLZIATvz— ANI (@ANI_news) September 6, 2016BENGALURU: Farmers and pro-Kannada outfit activists protested in various parts of Karnataka on Monday against the Supreme Court directive to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu while chief minister Siddaramaiah convened a meeting of legislature leaders and MPs on Tuesday to discuss the issue.A day-long protest shutdown is being observed in Mandya town. Protests have also erupted in other parts of the state. "The state government has also banned visitors and tourists from entering the KRS dam and Brindavan Gardens near Mysuru till September 9 to prevent protestors and agitating farmers from staging demonstrations or laying siege at the sluice gates," a district official told IANS.

Source: Times of India September 06, 2016 07:01 UTC