Jnanendra's comment on Mallikarjun Kharge's complexion: Cong demands apology from former minister
Bengaluru: The Congress has demanded an apology from former minister Araga Jnanendra for a derogatory statement he made on the complexion of Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge during a protest on Tuesday.
Expressing its fury over the former minister's words, the Karnataka Congress tweeted on its official account, “The BJP should sack Jnanendra if it has any respect for Dalits. Jnanendra should apologize to Mallikarjun Kharge and other Dalits for his statement.”
The Congress added, “The BJP is intolerant of and indifferent regarding Dalits. Jnanendra has insulted not only Kharge with his comment on the Congress leader's complexion, but, in an attempt to insult Kharge, has insulted all Dalits.”
Citing examples of fights against apartheid and thereby oppression and derogation, the Congress said, “In European and American culture, insult in the name of complexion and physical form is seen as a criminal act, but the BJP here sees insulting Dalits, their complexion and appearance as a means to brag.”
ಶ್ರೀ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್ ಖರ್ಗೆಯವರ ಮೈಬಣ್ಣದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅವಹೇಳನ ಮಾಡಿದ @JnanendraAraga ಅವರು ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ಕೀಳು ಮಟ್ಟದ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) August 2, 2023
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
