Former chief minister HDKumaraswamy on Friday opined that Tamil Nadu's strong influence at the level of the Union government and various Constitutional institutions is mainly responsible for repeated setbacks suffered by Karnataka in the Cauvery issue, rather than errors by the state government or its legal team.
"The AIADMK, which runs the government in Tamil Nadu, has no high command like the BJP or the Congress. Therefore it is successful in presenting influencing arguments before the Constitutional institutions. But national parties in Karnataka, either in power or not, need their high command's permission for everything. Therefore, we need a strong regional party in the state to protect people's interests," he told reporters here.
The JD(S)leader said changing the state legal team headed by senior consul Fali SNariman would not be a solution to the issue.
"The AIADMK, which runs the government in Tamil Nadu, has no high command like the BJP or the Congress. Therefore it is successful in presenting influencing arguments before the Constitutional institutions. But national parties in Karnataka, either in power or not, need their high command's permission for everything. Therefore, we need a strong regional party in the state to protect people's interests," he told reporters here.
The JD(S)leader said changing the state legal team headed by senior consul Fali SNariman would not be a solution to the issue.