Ballari: Transport Minister B Sriramulu has said that both his and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah’s decisions to withdraw from their respective constituencies were not taken due to ‘selfish interests’.

Addressing reporters on Wednesday, Sriramulu said, “Popular candidates, at times, forgo their constituencies to help their respective parties form the government. Similarly, both Siddaramaiah’s decisions were taken to support our parties’ interests.”

He said that Siddaramaiah had taken a bold step for the sake of his son’s political career. “Siddaramaiah was expected to contest from Varuna constituency, but said that he was shifting his constituency so that his son Yathindra could contest from Varuna,” Sriramulu said, adding, “I had done so too, in the last elections.”

The minister also told the reporters, “Siddaramaiah’s choice of constituency for the upcoming Assembly polls is his personal matter; I refuse to comment on it. Our party only aims at retaining power in the state by defeating the Congress.”

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The first round of direct talks between the United States and Iran, held in Islamabad, has concluded, Al Jazeera reported citing sources close to the development.

According to the report, following the discussions, delegations from both sides agreed to exchange written documents, a move aimed at ensuring clarity and consensus on the understandings reached during the meeting.

Both the Iranian and US delegations arrived in Islamabad on Saturday, April 11, amid high security for the peace talks.