BJP worker seen eating mud in protest over Cauvery water dispute in K’taka

In an unusual protest over Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, BJP worker Shivakumar Aradhya ate mud in Karnataka's Mandya. He alleged that the state government had "put soil in farmers' mouths". BJP workers also raised slogans against state government and the Cauvery Water Management Authority. The protest came amid farmers' concerns over Cauvery water sharing and release.