Ivan D'Souza leads hunger strike against merging of Vijaya Bank
Mangaluru, Jan 08: A hunger strike led by MLC Ivan D'Souza has been launched on Tuesday against the merging of City's prestigious bank Vijaya Bank with the Gujarat-based Bank of Baroda, which is running under loss.
The hunger strike began with garlanding of Gandhi's statue in front of the town hall.
Speaking after showering flowers at the statue of Vijaya Bank founder AB Shetty, Ivan D'Souza said that the merging of a bank which is under loss of more than Rs 4,000 crore with an in-profit bank was condemnable.
Vijaya Bank is the proud bank of the coastal region. Merging of a bank, which was pro-people and farmers, and changing its name is an injustice to the coastal region.
Wearing black ribbons, All India Bank Officers' Association's Mangaluru division President Surendra, MLC Harish Kumar, Deputy Mayor Mohammed K, Shashidhar Hegde, Sadashiv Ullal, Ashok DK, and others participated in the strike.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
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.
