Shivamogga: Dalit leader files police complaint against Jnanendra for comment on Kharge's complexion
Bengaluru: Dalit leader Paduvalli Harshendra Kumar has filed a formal complaint with Theerthahalli Police against former minister Araga Jnanendra for making derogatory remarks about AICC President Mallikarjuna Kharge.
In his complaint, Harshendra Kumar expressed distress over Jnanendra's disrespectful comments, which not only targeted the complexion of a national party leader but also insulted his own community. He emphasized that such caste-based abuse in a public setting is a punishable offense under the Scheduled Caste Atrocities Act. Urging the police to take swift and decisive legal action against the BJP legislator, he seeks justice for the offensive remarks.
The incident occurred during a protest held in Theerthahalli town on Tuesday, which aimed to oppose the implementation of the Kasturirangan Report. Jnanendra, while addressing the gathering, launched a verbal attack on Congress National President Kharge and Karnataka Forest Minister Ishwar Khandre. In a statement, he belittled their knowledge about forests, citing their North Karnataka origins and implying that they lacked expertise in the matter. Moreover, Jnanendra made a derogatory comment about Kharge's complexion, attracting severe criticism from various quarters.
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The objectionable comments made by the former minister have raised concerns over the need to combat caste-based abuse and discriminatory behavior in public discourse.
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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.
