Bengaluru, June 29 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said the state government would reply to the notice issued by the High Court on Cauvery aarti near the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam.

Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, "No one objects to offering pooja. Certain sections have some concerns, and the government will address them. No one is seeking permission to offer pooja, it is a practice that has been going on every day." He was replying to a reporter who had drawn his attention to the High Court notice to the government regarding the Cauvery aarti.

Asked about Opposition Leader R Asok's statement that there would be a change of guard in the state in August, he said, "When did Asho...