BJP leaders call on minister for dialogue,engage in verbal duals: Police take 8 persons into custody
Kasaragod, November 20: After calling on Kerala Devaswom Minister for dialogues, the BJP leaders engaged in verbal duals and staged a protest at Kanhangad on Tuesday afternoon. Now, the police took eight BJP leaders including district president into custody.
Devaswom Minister Kadannappally Surendran who came to Kanhangad to inaugurate a state level cooperative week valedictory programme, stayed at an inspection bungalow. At this time, BJP district president K Srikanth took appointment to meet the Minister and have a discussion and he was given appointment. After calling on the Minister, Srikanth and seven other BJP leaders, instead of discussing the issues, engaged in verbal duals and staged a protest. Later, the police took them into custody.
Police took eight BJP leaders including its district president K Srikanth, leaders A Velayudhan, Sudhama Gosada, N Baburaj, Rajesh and Pradeep into custody.
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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.
