Mangaluru, Jan 01: If considered the contributions of Sahakari Rathna Dr. M.N. Rajendra Kumar to the cooperative sector, he was eligible for felicitation and the convention and this should also encourage the cooperative sector, said Urban Development Minister UT Khader.

Releasing the invitation card on felicitation to Dr. M.N. Rajendra Kumar and convention of Navodaya Self Help Groups at the SCDCC Bank Auditorium here on Tuesday, he said that Rajendra Kumar had contributed a lot to strengthen the cooperative sector for the last 25 years and created a history. The district administration would cooperate with the organisers to conduct the programme, he said.

Rajendra Kumar has played a major role in ensuring security, financial assistance and profit to the customers, said MLA Vedavyas Kamath.

2 lakh people to be expected

It is expected that more than 2 lakh people would participate in the convention. On January 18, total 9,000 were expected to participate from Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada districts. Ministers, MPs, and former ministers would participate in the convention.

To mark the Silver Jubilee of the service of Dr MN Rajendra Kumar as the president of the district cooperative bank and the convention of Navodaya Self Help Groups at the Nehru Stadium in Mangaluru on January 19.

Dr D Veerendra Heggade would preside over the programme which will be inaugurated by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Procession, releasing of Vimehanthi memoir, inauguration of cooperative museum would be held, said Felicitation Committee president Ikala Bava Devi Prasad Shetty.

Committee honorary president former minister K Amarnath Shetty, working president Shashikumar Pai, office-bearers Raviraj Hegde, Bhaskar Kotian, Sadashiva Ullal, Savanur Sitarama Rai, SB Jayaraj Rai, Yashpal Suvarna, former MLA Padmanabha Kottari, Sarala Kanchan, Niranjan Bhavantabettu and others were present.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.