DKShi orders suspension of officers, engineers who worked at building road through Bengaluru lake
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar ordered BBMP Commissioner Tushar Girinath to suspend ‘before the end of the day’ all officers and engineers who had been involved in the construction of a road through the Hosakerehalli Lake for the convenience of an influential apartment owner.
Addressing a meeting in the city on Monday, the Deputy CM asked the officers, “Who was the brain behind the idea? Who planned the project and got it implemented? How many of you were involved in the work?” Shivakumar also asked the officials why the project was undertaken, “For whose sake was the road constructed?”
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As the officials struggled to respond to the spate of questions and stuttered, the Deputy CM was further irked and ordered for an immediate suspension of all the officials and engineers involved in the road work on the Hosakerehalli Lake.
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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.
