Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured all central assistance in handling the law and order situation in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu while speaking to CMs Siddaramaiah and Jayalalithaa. The Home Minister spoke to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and reviewed the situation in Bengaluru and other parts of the state where violence erupted over the Cauvery water sharing dispute. Separately, Singh also called up Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and enquired about the situation in Tamil Nadu, where similar violence reported. Protests over the raging Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu turned violent today with incidents of attacks on trucks and hotels reported in both the states, sparking fresh tensions. Protests by fringe Tamil outfits erupted in parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry with some commercial and government establishments of Karnataka being targeted.

Source: dna September 12, 2016 17:37 UTC