Congress in Karnataka decides to name all Gram Panchayats after Mahatma Gandhi
Bengaluru (PTI): The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Tuesday decided to name the Gram Panchayat offices after Mahatma Gandhi.
The decision was taken on the suggestion of Congress general secretary and Karnataka in charge Randeep Singh Surjewala during a protest rally at the Freedom Park here.
The party had organised the protest against replacing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act with the new rural employment scheme ‘Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajivika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G).
The Congress leaders alleged that removing a law named after Mahatma Gandhi that guaranteed jobs to the rural populace was akin to killing the noble soul again.
As the Congress leaders were getting ready to march towards Lok Bhavan to submit a memorandum to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Surjewala made his thought public to name the Gram Panchayats after Mahatma Gandhi and requested the state government to consider his suggestion.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy D K Shivakumar quickly approved it.
Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said, "Now we have decided that all Gram Panchayat in Karnataka will be named after Mahatma Gandhi. Our party has taken this decision at the Freedom Park to eternalise Gandhiji’s name. In the coming days, all the Panchayats will be called Mahatma Gandhi Gram Panchayat."
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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.
