'Fight there, not here': Lok Sabha Speaker tells Karnataka MP on water dispute

"Fight there, not here," was Lok Sabha SpeakerLok Sabha SpeakerLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's reply when a ruling BJP member from Karnataka spoke in Lok Sabha on Thursday about the state's long standing dispute with Tamil Nadu over Cauvery water.

When Karnataka MP Shobha Karandlaje spoke during the Question Hour about the scarcity of drinking water in different parts of her state, she also mentioned about Karnataka's disputes with Tamil Nadu over Cauvery water, pointing towards members from her neighbouring state sitting in opposition benches, and with Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

The Speaker remarked, "fight there, not here", leading to a peal of laughter from members.

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said most of the river water disputes among states were either in courts or in tribunals.