Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday asserted that his government was committed to protecting the interests of the state’s farmers and people on the Cauvery issue, while appealing to organisations to withdraw the proposed Karnataka bandh.

Pro-Kannada organisations have given a call for Karnataka Bandh on August 13 against the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s recommendation of releasing 3500 cusecs of water for 15 days.