Summary:
more-inOver hundred farmers from Tumakuru rural assembly constituency headed by BJP MLA Suresh Gowda tried to lay siege to Deputy Commissioner's office in Tumakuru demanding to release of Hemavathi water through the channel on Tuesday. Meanwhile, some unidentified persons hurled stones at the police, manning the Deputy Commissioner's office. Demanding drinking water, the agitators said the district was reeling under drought for the past four years. All the agitators including Mr.
Gowda were arrested and released in the evening..