Mangaluru: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister U T Khader said violence cannot be a solution to solve the Cauvery issue.

He told the reporters that the state government is only following the Supreme Court’s order.

Khader said references are being made that Cauvery river water was not released to Tamil Nadu from the state when S Bangarappa was the chief minister. But it was not regarding the order of the Supreme Court. The Cauvery Tribunal Board had issued an order to the state government to release water to Tamil Nadu.

The order by the tribunal was not mandatory and hence, the government had rejected the order. “It is not the same case now,” he said adding that the government should follow the Supreme Court order.

Khader said the prime minister should a convene a meeting in this regard.