Former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi appears in Gokak
Bengaluru, January 2: Former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi who was ‘not reachable’ after dropping him from the Cabinet and created ‘panic’ to the existence of the coalition government, finally appeared in Gokak on Wednesday.
Ramesh was dropped from the Cabinet during the Cabinet expansion of the coalition government on December 22.
Since then, he was not reachable. But on Tuesday late night, he came to his residence at Gokak and left home on Wednesday morning, it is said.
Ramesh who went to Mumbai, Delhi and other places, has been planning to increase the number of MLAs. Though former chief minister Siddaramaiah, minister Satish Jarkiholi and others tried to contact him, he was unavailable to contact.
Amidst this, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa has created curiosity by saying that ‘if BJP formed the government, Siddaramaiah has to sit in Opposition’. Responding to it, Siddaramaiah accused the ‘BJP of indulging in horse trading’.
Now the sudden appearance of Ramesh Jarkiholi has created suspicions. It is said that he has gone to Belagavi from Gokak.
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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.
