BJP High Command issues show-cause notices to Karnataka members for violation of party discipline

Vartha Bharati | 26-03-2025 | 14:41:00 IST

Bengaluru: The BJP has issued show-cause notices to various leaders of the party, including MP Renukacharya and Katta Subramanya Naidu, who are supporters of BJP State President BY Vijayendra, under charge of violating party discipline.

Rebel leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal had been issued a similar notice about 45 days ago. On Tuesday, another rebel leader and legislator BP Harish, and two other legislators ST Somashekhar and Shivaram Hebbar received notices for embarrassing the party. Somashekhar and Hebbar had informally identified themselves with the Congress and criticized BJP leaders.

BJP Central Disciplinary Committee is learned to have cracked the whip on the members, with member-secretary Om Pathak stating in the notices that their unwarranted comments on the BJP’s internal issues in public amounted to violation of disciplinary code. He also demanded explanation from the members within 72 hours.

The notices are being seen as the BJP High Command’s reminder to members to follow the party’s disciplinary code.

The action, incidentally, has been taken just ahead of choosing the party president for Karnataka.

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Next round of Iran-US negotiations expected soon: Pak's Defence Minister

13-04-2026 ¦ 13-04-2026 IST

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Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said that the next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon.

Asif made these remarks on Monday, a day after the Islamabad talks failed to clinch a deal.

The 21-hour talks between the US and Iran on Saturday were the first of their kind since 1979 due to the involvement of top-level officials from both sides. The two sides, however, failed to secure a lasting peace deal to end hostilities following their talks in Pakistan over the weekend.

Speaking to the media outside Parliament House, Asif said there had been a sense of satisfaction after the talks that there were no negative developments so far.

“Only positive progress has been observed,” he said, indicating that the ongoing diplomatic efforts were moving in a constructive direction.

The next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon, he added.

The Express Tribune reported that responding to a question about whether Pakistan would play a decisive role in shaping the region’s future, Asif said that ultimate decisions rest with Allah.

Vice President JD Vance, who led the US delegation at the negotiations in Islamabad, said the Iranian side did not accept Washington's terms for ending the war even as the US presented its "final and best offer".

Hours after the talks collapsed, US President Donald Trump said on social media that the negotiations with Iran failed as "Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions."

Pakistan led the diplomatic push to bring the two sides to the table, which became possible after an appeal by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier this week, leading to a pause in the fighting.

The conflict began after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, paralysing global energy markets and disrupting trade.