Bengaluru, Jan. 13 -- Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said he will not contest the 2024 general elections due to old age and added only Prime Minister Narendra Modi could solve the vexed Cauvery water dispute.
"I am not contesting the elections. I am now 90 ... However, I will campaign in whichever seats we get and wherever it is needed. I will campaign. I have strength to talk and memory power," ex-PM told reporters here.
On HD Kumaraswamy contesting Lok Sabha election, Gowda said a decision has not yet been made in this regard.
Gowda alleged that injustice has been meted out to Karnataka about the Cauvery water dispute, and only Prime Minister Narendra has the power to solve it.
He lamented that the Cauvery Water Ma...