"The state government could have demanded for more (than the 9,000 cusecs of water as directed by Singh) saying it was not sufficient. Or it could have said it would approach the Supreme Court."
"Instead, not accepting the Prime Minister's ruling would be construed as if we don't have trust in the CRA," he said replying to a set of questions in the party organ 'Murasoli'.
The September 19 meeting of the CRA, convened by the Prime Minister following the Centre's assurance in this regard to the Supreme Court, had failed to produce a solution with both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu rejecting his award of 9000 cusecs of water to save standing crops in the Delta region.
Jayalalithaa had called the meeting a "totally disappointing" one.
