Deve Gowda speaks in RS on Cauvery water dispute

Former PM HD Deve Gowda speaks in RS on the Cauvery water dispute. He says the problem can not be solved legally, only dialogue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu can find a way forward. He adds that Karnataka is the "worst sufferer" regarding water crisis as it has river water sharing disputes with Goa, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. As Tiruchi Siva of the DMK objects to Gowda's submissions, the JD(S) leader says he urges the Rajya Sabha to send a delegation of 5 members of the RS who are not from either Karnataka or TN to visit Karnataka, assess the water crisis for themselves and report their findings to the RS.

"I will accept whatever they say," he says. Gowda says he is 91 years old and has been trying to find a solution for the Cauvery issue for 60 years. "I don't know how long I'll live but I only want this dispute to be resolved in my time."