Rebel Karnataka MLAs may return to Mumbai for brief stay
Mumbai: The rebel Karnataka MLAs, who had been camping in Mumbai before they flew to New Delhi earlier this week for appearance in the Supreme Court, will either return to Mumbai for a brief stay or fly directly to Bengaluru, sources said on Thursday.
The H D Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka was reduced to a minority in the critical trial of strength in the assembly on Tuesday, when the confidence motion moved by him was defeated with 99 voting in favour of it and 105 against.
When asked about the rebel Karnataka MLAs who were earlier in Mumbai, their coordinator told PTI, "Their role in Mumbai is technically over. They may either fly back directly to Bengaluru (from the national capital) or come down to Mumbai for a brief stay."
"The picture will be clear by today evening about their Mumbai visit," he said.
According to sources, 15 rebel MLAs from the Congress and JD (S) were camping at Hotel Renaissance in Mumbai.
When asked about whether the lawmakers would stay in the same luxury hotel, he said, "If they are coming to Mumbai to stay here, there will be no problem of their accommodation."
"They have already resigned and confirmed their stand even in the Supreme Court," the coordinator said.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
