Telangana MLA Raja Singh booked for remarks on Prophet
Hyderabad (PTI): A case was registered against Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh for allegedly making defamatory remarks about Prophet Mohammed at a recent meeting in Madhya Pradesh, police said here on Sunday.
A group of people lodged a complaint at Shalibanda Police Station on Saturday after a video of the legislator making the "remarks" was circulated on some social media platforms.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under relevant sections of BNS and IT Act against Singh, a police official said.
Singh, the MLA from Goshamahal in Hyderabad, is known for his strong views in support of Hindutva.
Earlier, he was arrested over his alleged remarks against Islam and Prophet Mohammed in August 2022 and he later secured bail.
Singh was elected as BJP MLA and he resigned from the primary membership of the saffron party earlier this year.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
