Govt. has breached temple tradition: Yeddyurappa
Entry of women into Sabarimala temple
Bengaluru, Jan 2: BJP state president and former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa said that the Kerala government has breached the tradition of the Sabarimala temple by allowing the women into it in police escort.
Speaking to reporters at his residence here on Wednesday, Yeddyurappa said that women have entered the temple with police protection and thus, the Kerala government itself has breached the tradition of Sabarimala.
The government has been provoking the people. Kerala BJP unit has been fighting against it and called for a bandh, he said.
On present politics, Yeddyurappa said that he would not worry about the present developments in the state politics. There was no relationship between the news being telecast in the media on Operation Lotus and himself.
“I would not be in Bengaluru for one week. But that does not mean that we are planning to topple the government.
As part Suttur Mutt programme, I will be in Shivamogga for another one week. As an efficient Opposition party, we have been exposing the lapses of the government.
Till they have majority, it’s their government. Hundreds of taluks are reeling under drought and let the government work for drought problem”, he said.
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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.
