Cong leader Rajeev Gowda arrested for 'abusing' Shidlaghatta Municipal Commissioner
Bengaluru (PTI): Congress leader Rajeev Gowda, who is accused of "abusing and threatening" Shidlaghatta City Municipal Council Commissioner Amrutha Gowda, was arrested from Kerala on Monday, Chikkaballapura Superintendent of Police Kushal Chouksey said.
"Yes. We have arrested him. We will share more details tomorrow," Chouksey told PTI.
Rajeev Gowda had threatened Amrutha Gowda with dire consequences and used expletives against her over the phone on January 13 for removing a banner with his photo from a busy junction in Shidlaghatta town.
Pained by the threatening, Amrutha narrated her ordeal with the media and also made the conversation public on January 14.
The entire town, including the Municipal employees and officers, came in support of the commissioner and took out a march in the town and staged a sit-in demonstration.
The opposition BJP and JD(S) slammed the government for the incident.
Based on Amrutha Gowda's complaint, police registered an FIR against Rajeev Gowda.
Rajeev Gowda had unsuccessfully contested the 2023 Assembly election from Shidlaghatta segment on the Congress ticket.
After the FIR, the Congress leader went at large. On Monday, he was arrested from Kerala.
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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.
