New Delhi, January 11: Former Congress MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has reached Delhi to undertake a day-long fast to protest against the “injustice” meted out to Andhra Pradesh in the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal award.
The former Congress MP from Kadapa, who had resigned from the party on November last, arrived here by a special train along with his supporters and farmers.
Jagan, who has announced his plans to launch a new party, will sit on a fast at Jantar Mantar along with his supporters.
Jagan’s camp claims that at least a dozen Congress MLAs and few MPs will participate in the fast. This even as the state Congress has warned its MLAs from joining Jagan’s fast.
The objective of the fast is to highlight the possible adverse impact of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal on the state and the plight of farmers who suffered heavily due to cyclones, untimely rains and floods over the last one year and .
Justifying his decision to sit on a fast, Jagan said Andhra Pradesh has beeen deprived of its due share of Krishna waters by the tribunal.
Jagan had last month held a 48-hour fast at Vijayawada demanding hike in compensation announced by the government for the rain-hit farmers.
Political parties in Andhra Pradesh are not happy with the Krishna Tribunal Award and claim that state will now have to be at the mercy of upper riparian state Karnataka.
They had said the award was a big blow as Andhra Pradesh has lost “total right” over utilisation of surplus water.
–Agencies