No confusion in coalition govt.: DCM Parameshwar
Tumakuru, June 4: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that HD Kumaraswamy will be the Chief Minister for five years as there is neither confusion nor differences in the coalition government.
In his first visit to the district Congress officer after becoming the deputy chief minister, here on Tumakuru, Parameshwar said that out of 11 Assembly constituencies, the Congress has won in three constituencies. The voters have supported the Congress even in other constituencies and it was his responsibility to thank them, he said.
“We have formed a coalition government as there is a legal provision for it. Based on this, we had requested the Governor. But the Governor had invited the BJP as it was the single largest party to form the government. We had moved the Supreme Court against it. Everyone knows the next development. Before the floor test, Yeddyurappa resigned from the post. Later, we have proved the majority in the floor test and we will run the government for five years without any problem”, he said.
The state has received timely monsoon. The government has already directed the agriculture department to distribute fertilizer and seeds in time. There is sufficient seeds and fertilizer. The government work for the welfare of the farmers. District incharge minister would be appointed for each district shortly. He would have the credit of representing Tumakuru district as the first Deputy Chief Minister. He would make use of this opportunity and bring more programmes to the district, he said.
DK Shivakumar was a honest and disciplined soldier of the party. He does not have any difference. He would handle any responsibility in the party. It would be disclosed on June 6 that who will become the ministers. Portfolios would be distributed keeping in mind the social justice, he said.
Cong-JDS combine to contest LS polls
Both Congress and JDS would contest together for the Lok Sabha election in the state. But it was not yet decided about seat sharing. Whether Kumaraswamy is the CM for five years or not is the problem of Congress party and not the media issue. Congress general secretary has already clarified about it, he said.
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We need to recognise we have problem with Security Council: UN SG Guterres
United Nations (PTI): In a sharp critique, UN chief Antonio Guterres said there is a need to recognise “we have a problem with the Security Council”, which does not reflect the current world and is not allowed to stop conflicts because of the use of veto by its permanent members.
“I think we need to recognise that we have a problem with the Security Council. The Security Council today no longer represents the world as the world exists. It represents the world after 1945,” Guterres said at a press conference in Beirut on Saturday in response to a question.
He pointed out that three permanent members of the 15-nation Council are from Europe, one from Asia, and one is the United States, while there are no permanent members from Africa or Latin America.
Even from Asia, that “obviously is a continent with an enormous weight in global population and global wealth”, there is just one permanent member - China.
“And so, the Council has a problem of legitimacy and a problem of efficiency because of the vetoes. And what we have witnessed is that time and time again, when we have situations of conflict and when it's necessary to stop the conflict, there is a veto that emerges, and that does not allow the Security Council to act. That, unfortunately, is something that we are witnessing time and time again, and I am not hoping that in the short term, things will change,” he said.
The Council is made up of five veto-wielding permanent members, China, France, Russia, the UK and the US, while 10 non-permanent members are elected to serve two-year terms at the horseshoe table and do not have veto powers.
India has been at the forefront of decades-long efforts calling for reform of the Security Council, including expansion in both its permanent and non-permanent categories, saying the 15-nation Council, founded in 1945, is not fit for purpose in the 21st Century and does not reflect contemporary geopolitical realities.
India has underscored that it rightly deserves to sit as a permanent member in the Security Council.
India last sat at the UN high table as a non-permanent member in 2021-22. A polarised Security Council has failed to deal with current peace and security challenges, with Council members sharply divided on conflicts such as the Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the latest US-Israel war against Iran.
