KRS, July 31 -- CWRC order to release Cauvery water to TN triggers protest; former CM B.S. Yediyurappa, State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra, Oppn. Leaders R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayan Swamy lead the protest in front of KRS dam

Tension prevailed for some time, as hundreds of BJP workers from Mysuru and Mandya districts including Srirangapatna taluk unit, were arrested as a preventive measure, as they made a bid to lay siege to Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam here this afternoon.

Earlier the BJP workers, holding placards, staged protest for about two hours, against the State Government for failing to handle the matters related to sharing of Cauvery River water with Tamil Nadu, following which Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), has...