Centre has failed to resolve problems of the poor and farmers: HK Patil
Bengaluru, Jan 10: KPCC Election Campaigning Committee president HK Patil said that the central government has failed to resolve the problems of the poor and the farmers.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Patil said that the BJP government at the centre was limited to speeches. It has completely failed to provide solutions to the problems of the poor, labourers, farmers and other sections of the society.
The forthcoming Lok Sabha elections were very crucial in the interest of the country. People were aware of the present developments in the country. People have understood the corruption and looting of money in the Narendra Modi government. Even then, the BJP has been trying to mislead the people through false promises and propaganda, he alleged.
It was unfortunate that the central government has been claiming the programmes of the UPA government as its programmes and creating confusion in the country. The BJP government has been nurturing the corruption in corporate method. PM Modi who should have answered the questions of AICC president Rahul Gandhi, was not attending the Parliament Session. Though the BJP leaders were speaking against the corruption, they were keeping mum on Lokpal Bill, he said.
The central government has been misusing the Constitutional agencies. It has removed the CBI chief overnight. For the first time in the history of the independent India, four Supreme Court judges had warned that the democracy in the country was at stake, he said.
The Congress would go to poll keeping the failures of the BJP government and achievements of the UPA government. The Congress would reach every citizen. Though the Congress was a partner in coalition government, it has its own image and identity. The coalition government would complete it's full term. Though there some confusions, both Rahul Gandhi and HD Deve Gowda would solve them, he said.
No dissatisfaction
"I am not dissatisfied for not inducting into the cabinet. There are only 33 portfolios. But the Campaigning Committee president post is only one. So I don't have any displeasure".
- HK Patil
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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.
