Speaking to reporters in Davangere, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) order was a direct consequence of the Karnataka government’s negligence and failure to adequately prepare its legal case. “The failure of the state government in the Cauvery water-sharing issue is evident. The decision to release 3,500 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu has arisen due to the government’s negligence. He expressed concern about the order's impact on Karnataka’s drinking water security, particularly in Bengaluru and other regions dependent on the Cauvery River. The BJP leader’s remarks come amid an intensifying political row over the Cauvery water dispute, with the Karnataka government announcing its decision to challenge the CWRC’s order before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), citing a severe rainfall deficit and inadequate water storage in the state’s reservoirs.