NA Haris gets BMTC, BDA goes to ST Somashekar
Bengaluru, January 9: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday appointed MLA NA Haris as the MBTC chairman and MLA ST Somashekar as the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) chairman and SN Subba Reddy as the chairman of the State Silk Board.
Following the direction from AICC president Rahul Gandhi, KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao has sent a list of 19 candidates for appointing for the boards and corporations and nine candidates for Parliamentary Secretaries posts. In the beginning, the CM has appointed 14 candidates to boards and corporations and eight candidates as Parliamentary Secretaries. Now, the three candidates were appointed on Wednesday officially.
But the Chief Minister withheld the names of T Venkataramanaiah as State Road Development Corporation Chairman and Dr K Sudharkar as State Pollution Control Board chairman. So, both the MLAs have expressed their ire against the Chief Minister and the party leaders.
Cabinet rank
Chief Minister Kumaraswamy also appointed MLA Abbaiah Prasad as the Dr Babu Jagjeevan Ram Leather Industries Development Corporation chairman with Cabinet rank.
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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.
