If BJP comes to power, Siddaramaiah will become opposition leader: Yeddyurappa
Bengaluru, Dec 31: “Former chief minister Siddaramaiah has given an irresponsible statement that the ‘BJP has indulged in horse trading of MLAs through Operation Lotus’. It is not good for him. If the coalition government collapsed, we will form the government. If BJP government is formed, Siddaramaiah will become the opposition leader”, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa predicted.
Speaking to reporters at the party office here on Monday, Yeddyurappa said that “We are not destabilizing the coalition government. If the coalition government is collapsed, we are not saints to sit idle. Anything could be possible in New Year due to displeasure and differences between coalition partners Congress and JDS. So, anything could happen at any time in politics”, he opined.
Total 156 taluks in the state were reeling under severe drought situation and farmers have been committing suicide. But Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has gone to foreign to celebrate New Year, which is the height of irresponsibility. How far it was right to go abroad at this time? Even the Cabinet colleagues also have gone to some places for New Year celebrations, he said.
The leaders of the coalition government were indulging in mudslinging activities. Former CM Siddaramaiah has been repeatedly telling that some leaders have worked to defeat me in the election to miss the CM position. The government was not serious in the development of the state, he alleged.
“It is just a rumour that disgruntled Congress MLAs have met BJP leaders in New Delhi. Neither the disgruntled MLAs, nor former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi met BJP leaders in New Delhi”.
- B.S. Yeddyurappa, State BJP President
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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.
