BJP MLAs are in touch with me: MLA Raje Gowda
“I won’t quit Cong even if BJP offers me CM post”
Chikmagaluru, Jan 15: “No Congress MLAs will join BJP. But some BJP MLAs are in touch with me. Their names and the number will be disclosed in appropriate time”, said MLA and Malnad Area Development Board (MADB) president TD Rajegowda.
Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, he said that “earlier, BJP leaders have tried to lure us. But it is the Congress which gave me political positions. So, even if the BJP offered me the CM post, I will not quit the Congress. But the BJP has not contacted me till now”, he said.
The coalition government was safe and it would complete five years tenure. For the first time, total 84 MLAs in the Assembly were elected for the first time. None of them wanted another election now.
Even the first time BJP MLAs do not want another election. The BJP MLAs have discussed with them. But he would disclose the number of BJP MLAs who were in touch with him at an appropriate time, he said.
“People have elected us to serve them. It is our responsibility to serve them. For no reasons, the Congress MLAs will not destabilize the coalition government. If they destabilize the government, they have to face elections once again. No MLA should take such decisions”, he appealed.
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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.
