Finally Cabinet expansion gets nod: Who’s in, who’s out?
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Dec 21: Finally, AICC president Rahul Gandhi has given green signal to expand the Cabinet of the Congress-JDS coalition government in the state and reshuffle some portfolios.
As per the decision, it is said that the Congress has decided to drop Ministers Ramesh Jarkiholi and R Shankar from the Cabinet.
On Friday, former chief minister SIddaramaiah, DCM Dr G Parameshwar, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao and working president Eshwar Khandre held talks with Karnataka incharge KC Venugopal in New Delhi and it is said that Venugopal has accepted the list of aspirants.
Meanwhile, the Congress leaders also held talks with AICC president Rahul Gandhi and decided to drop Ramesh Jarkiholi and R Shankar and induct Satish Jarakiholi and MTB Nagaraj in their places respectively. They have also decided to take Raheem Khan from Muslim community and CS Shivalli from North Karnataka region.
The Cabinet would be expanded on December 22. In view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the party leadership has decided to consider the district and caste-wise representation, sources said.
The state leaders would also hold discussion with the party high command on appointing ten parliamentary secretaries and chairpersons to 30 boards and corporations. But it is not yet finalized that who would get the chance.
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Iran warns of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ after energy site strike
Qatar warns residents of ‘Elavated’ threat
Tehran/Doha: Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has warned that attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure could lead to “uncontrollable consequences” affecting the entire world.
In a post on X, Pezeshkian said he “strongly condemns” the strikes that targeted the South Pars gasfield earlier in the day.
“Such aggressive actions will not achieve anything for the American Zionist enemy and their supporters. Rather, they will complicate the situation and could lead to uncontrollable consequences that will affect the entire world,” he said.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has urged residents to remain indoors due to what it described as an elevated security threat.
Authorities have not provided further details, but the advisory comes amid growing concerns over the safety of energy infrastructure and civilian areas in the region.
