BJP Karnataka president B.Y. Vijayendra has questioned an alleged move to release about two thousand million cubic feet of water from the Narayanapura reservoir to Telangana, demanding that the state government disclose who authorised the release and the basis for the decision. The claim requires official confirmation because the report does not provide a government order, water-resources department statement or other primary document establishing that the release has begun.
Speaking at a press conference in Vijayapura on Friday, Vijayendra said information had emerged that the process of releasing water to Telangana had started. He argued that the reported decision was inappropriate while farmers and residents in parts of Karnataka were facing water shortages.
According to the report by Prajavani, Vijayendra asked the Karnataka government to explain the decision transparently and clarify whether the state’s interests had been adequately considered. He also questioned whether political and personal links between Congress leaders in Karnataka and Telangana had influenced the reported release. That allegation was made by Vijayendra and was not independently established in the supplied material.
The water dispute comes against the backdrop of claims of drinking-water and fodder shortages in several parts of Karnataka. Vijayendra said people and livestock were facing difficulty and urged the government to ensure that any water-release decision did not harm farmers. The report does not specify the reservoir’s live storage, inflow levels, the applicable water-sharing arrangement, the intended receiving area in Telangana or the operational purpose of the reported release.
Those details are central to assessing the issue. A release from a reservoir may be governed by an inter-state agreement, tribunal decision, reservoir-operation protocol, drinking-water requirement or irrigation schedule. None of those documents or explanations is included in the supplied report. The Karnataka government’s position and the response of the relevant water-resources authorities are also not provided.
Vijayendra separately accused the Congress government of creating a climate of intimidation by registering first information reports against BJP workers who had submitted Form 7 applications under the election rules. He said filing applications through the prescribed process should not be treated as a crime for political reasons. He referred to a case in which a court stay had reportedly been obtained, but the report does not identify the court, case number or terms of the order.
The BJP leader also demanded a farm-loan waiver in Karnataka on the lines of measures announced in neighbouring Maharashtra. He called for the release of pending incentives for dairy farmers announced during the tenure of former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa and sought an additional incentive of ₹5 per litre for milk producers for at least five months or until the drought situation ends.
He further demanded compensation of ₹50,000 per hectare for crop losses, a waiver of agricultural loans up to ₹5 lakh and eight hours of three-phase electricity supply each day for farming activities. Vijayendra said farmers were dealing with crop losses, debt and water scarcity, and referred to farmer suicides as a serious concern. These were demands and claims made at the press conference; the report does not include a government response or independent assessment of the figures.
The reported water-release claim therefore remains the issue requiring the clearest confirmation. The next relevant evidence would be an official order or statement from Karnataka’s water-resources authorities, reservoir data, details of the inter-state allocation framework and a formal explanation of the release’s purpose, quantity and timing.
