Will Supply Cauvery Water To Bengaluru "By Hook Or By Crook": DK Shivakumar
NDTV
Karnataka Lok Sabha Polls are bing held in two phases on April 26 and May 7 with the results for all seats to be declared on June 4.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that he will make sure the supply of Cauvery river water to the residents of Bengaluru by "hook or by crook". His reaction came after he allegedly told voters that he would provide Cauvery waters to them if they voted for his brother D K Suresh, who is seeking re-election from Bangalore Rural.
"We are there to solve the problems...It is our duty; we are doing it. I want to communicate to them that we are there to sort out their problem, by hook or by crook we will serve them water," he told reporters here.
In a video clip surfaced on social media DK Shivakumar was purportedly heard saying to the residents of an housing society in his brother's constituency that he had come for a "business deal" and if they voted for his brother he will ensure the supply of Cauvery river water to them.
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