Karnataka CM says he is yet to read SC order, calls another all-party meetStriking a defiant note, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday that he was yet to read the Supreme Court order on releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The priority is for drinking water according to our national water policy (2012). So when they [Supreme Court judges] say release water, it immediately does not become a law or an order.”While sources in the State government said it was “politically impossible” for the Chief Minister to change his stand on releasing water, an all-party meeting, the third since this year’s dispute over the Cauvery issue erupted, has been called on Wednesday. The State Cabinet is also expected to meet later in the day to discuss and decide on the State government’s stand. The Congress high command fully backed the Siddaramaiah government’s decision not to release water to Tamil Nadu.

Source: The Hindu September 27, 2016 20:25 UTC