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Coimbatore
Black flag demo against PM for neglecting TN’s water interests
February 21, 2017
Protesting against the BJP-led Government at the Centre for neglecting the interests of Tamil Nadu, the Bhavani Check Dam Agitation Committee today decided to stage black flag demonstration, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city on February 24.
Despite having authority and control over all the water disputes, the Centre failed to constitute Cauvery Management Board, thus neglecting the interests of Tamil Nadu and extending support to Karnataka, the committee Convener, K. Ramakrishnan said.
Similarly, the Centre was refusing to interfere in construction activities of check dams across Bhavani river in Thekkupatti and Pambaru in Amaravathi by Kerala and also dam at Mekedatu by Karnataka, indicating that BJP-led government was totally functioning against Tamil Nadu with regard to water disputes, he said.
In view of this, the committee, with support of like minded parties and organisations will stage a black demonstration against Modi, who is scheduled to visit the city to attend a function in Isha Yoga Centre on February 24, he said.
