‘Supreme’ slap on PM Modi: KC Venugopal
Alok Verma reinstated as CBI chief
Bengaluru, Jan 8: AICC Karnataka incharge KC Venugopal said that by reinstating Alok Verma as the CBI chief, the Supreme Court on Tuesday slapped on the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who dismissed Verma as the CBI chief overnight.
Speaking to reporters at the KPCC office here on Tuesday, Venugopal said that “We have been discussing the Rafale deal in the Lok Sabha for the last three days. The central government has failed to answer the questions raised by AICC president Rahul Gandhi.
The Defence Minister has said that the centre has given Rs 1 lakh crore to the HAL. Later, she said that it was not one lakh crore. It was just Rs 26,000 crore. She has been giving such statements just to mislead the people.
People knew that HAL chief had said that the public sector unit has reached a position to borrow loan to pay the employees for the first time in two decades. The central government has got Rs 7,000 crore revolving fund from the HAL. Rafale deal was a clear incident of corruption”, he said.
“The Congress has been demanding Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate the Rafale deal issue. But as to why the BJP which has clear majority, is hesitating to handover the case to the Panel? They might have been worrying about the truth.
People have been questioning the transparency of Prime Minister who has been claiming himself as Sevak.
By neglecting the HAL, the Central government has insulted Karnataka. The Congress would not leave this issue. It would be the major issue in the next Lok Sabha election.
We will take this issue before the people of the state and explain the reality. If the centre has all data about the Rafale Deal, why would it hesitate? Bofors and 2G Spectrum cases were also investigated by the Joint Parliamentary Panel”, 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.
