Bengaluru: In a relief to farmers who participated in various protests, the State Cabinet, on Tuesday, decided to withdraw 51 cases pending against them.
Out of 51 cases, 35 are pending against farmers and their leader and former MP, G. MadeGowda of the Cauvery Raitha Hitharakshana Samithi of Mandya. At a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, it was decided that cases booked in connection with protests seeking Cauvery water would be withdrawn.






