Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday struck a defiant note,

saying he was yet to read the Supreme Court order on releasing Cauvery
water to Tamil Nadu.
I have to consult the State legal team and advocates. The priority is for
drinking water according to our national water policy (2012). So when they
[Supreme Court judges] say release water, it immediately does not become a
law or an order.
While sources in the State government said it was politically impossible for
the Chief Minister to change his stand on releasing water, an all-party
meeting, the third since this years dispute over the Cauvery water erupted,
has been called on Wednesday. The State Cabinet is also expected to meet
later in the day to discuss and decide on the governments stand.
The Congress high command fully backed the Siddaramaiah governments
decision not to release water to Tamil Nadu. Digvijaya Singh, AICC general
secretary in charge of Karnataka, said: With all due respect to the Supreme
Court, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly represents the will of the people,
and the unanimous resolution of the legislature supported by all political
parties, reflects the sentiment of the people of Karnataka.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president Dinesh Gundu Rao
said, The BJP has been saying that the Centre cannot intervene. Now, when
the court itself has asked it to hold talks with both the States, the onus is on
the Centre to discuss the issue with both of them and try to resolve it in
favour of where justice needs to be done.