Para el ex Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, el gobierno de Karnataka acusó al Congreso de detención de farmers y activistas que participaban en la "bandh" de protesta a favor de la liberación de agua de Cauvery to Tamil Nadu. Why Kumaraswamy asked him why he was questioned by the Supreme Court because of a crisis in the Cauvery region, despite pressures from political parties, farmers and other groups.