Bangalore:
Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has cancelled his April 16 foriegn trip, but claimed that it was not because he was under pressure to do so from anybody and had acted on his 'inner voice.'
"I decided against the foreign tour not under pressure from anybody in the party. My inner voice is my advisor and I take decisions listening to it. Nobody advises me" he told reporters on the sidelines of 47th convocation of Bangalore University (BU).
The remark comes after his predecessor BS Yeddyurappa's said in Gulbarga that Mr Gowda should cancel the foreign tour as the state is reeling under drought. Mr Gowda was scheduled to go on a tour from April 16 to attract foreign investors to Karnataka.
Mr Gowda also said that he didn't want to react to media reports claiming he took decisions on others advise.
About the decision of the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to release water from Dudhganga and Varuna, Mr Gowda said "this will mitigate the drinking water scarcity in North Karnataka."
He also said he has sent a letter to the Revenue Department to settle payment issues with Maharashtra over release of water from their side.