2 Cong MLAs, equal number of NPP legislators join BJP in Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar, Feb 25: In a boost to the ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh ahead of polls, two Congress MLAs and as many legislators from the National Peoples' Party (NPP) joined the ruling BJP on Sunday.
Both the Congress and NPP now have two MLAs each in the 60-member assembly.
Senior Congress MLA and former union Minister Ninong Ering and Wanglin Lowangdong, and NPP's Mutchu Mithi and Gokar Basar joined the saffron party during a function at its headquarters here.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu and state BJP president Biyuram Wahge were present at the event.
The Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls will simultaneously be held in the northeastern state later this year.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
