Photo of Rajasthan politician urinating in public is viral. He defends It
AJMER: A Rajasthan politician has landed in an embarrassing controversy after a photo of him urinating near a wall, right next to a BJP campaign poster went viral on social media. Defending himself, Shambhu Singh Khatesar, the chairman of Rajasthan State Seeds Corporation, said urinating in the open was "an age-old tradition". He also denied urinating near the poster, which featured Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
"The photo of me urinating against a wall is not near a campaign poster," Mr Khatesar told news agency ANI.
Mr Khatesar's defence also seemed to be at odds with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Clean India Mission, which aims to make states 'Open Defecation Free' by saying defecating and urinating in the open were two different things.
He said that while defecating in public caused diseases, urinating in the open was not an issue, as long as it is done in a secluded area.
That the location was next to the venue for a BJP election rally, where according to him around 2.5 lakh people were in attendance, also did not appear inappropriate to the Mr Khatesar.
"There was no urinal nearby for kilometres at a stretch and I was busy working since morning," Mr Khatesar said.
courtesy : ndtv.com
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Next round of Iran-US negotiations expected soon: Pak's Defence Minister
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Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said that the next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon.
Asif made these remarks on Monday, a day after the Islamabad talks failed to clinch a deal.
The 21-hour talks between the US and Iran on Saturday were the first of their kind since 1979 due to the involvement of top-level officials from both sides. The two sides, however, failed to secure a lasting peace deal to end hostilities following their talks in Pakistan over the weekend.
Speaking to the media outside Parliament House, Asif said there had been a sense of satisfaction after the talks that there were no negative developments so far.
“Only positive progress has been observed,” he said, indicating that the ongoing diplomatic efforts were moving in a constructive direction.
The next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon, he added.
The Express Tribune reported that responding to a question about whether Pakistan would play a decisive role in shaping the region’s future, Asif said that ultimate decisions rest with Allah.
Vice President JD Vance, who led the US delegation at the negotiations in Islamabad, said the Iranian side did not accept Washington's terms for ending the war even as the US presented its "final and best offer".
Hours after the talks collapsed, US President Donald Trump said on social media that the negotiations with Iran failed as "Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions."
Pakistan led the diplomatic push to bring the two sides to the table, which became possible after an appeal by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier this week, leading to a pause in the fighting.
The conflict began after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, paralysing global energy markets and disrupting trade.
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