Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane on Saturday appealed a gathering in Sindhudurg district to vote for the BJP in local body elections so that there is no lack of development funds.

Speaking at a BJP function in his home district, he said the party workers as well as people should ensure that `Kamal' (lotus, the BJP's electoral symbol) blooms in every house.

"If the sarpanch, panchayat samiti and zilla parishad members subscribe to the BJP ideology, it can ensure that the village becomes ideal and there is development," he said, adding that people should think which party has the capacity to secure funds for development.

"Ensure that all panchayat samiti and zilla parishad members here are from the BJP, and there will be no dearth of funds.....this is my assurance," the minister for ports development added.

Local body elections are slated to take place later this year.

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Islamabad (AP): President Donald Trump says he told top US envoys not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, telling Fox News that "they can call us anytime they want.”

In a brief phone interview Saturday, Trump told Fox News that he told US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner “you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.”

Trump also said of the US side “we have all the cards.”

His comments came after the White House said Friday that Witkoff and Kushner would be heading to Pakistan for another round of negotiations with Iran.