Shivamogga: Former Minister Araga Jnanendra makes controversial statement on Kharge's complexion
Shivamogga: Former Minister Araga Jnanendra made a controversial statement on AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge's complexion, during a protest held in Theerthahalli town on Tuesday against the implementation of the Kasturirangan Report.
Addressing the protesters, Jnanendra, who had lashed out at Forest Minister Ishwar Khandre and Kharge, said, “We are unfortunate to have a local representative as Forest Minister, since we have a minister bereft of forests. He knows nothing about trees and plants or the shades of trees, as the greenery seems burnt. Take a look at Kharge and you will realize this. He has survived with barely a few strands of hair on his head.”
Speaking about the Kasturirangan Report, the former minister said that implementation of the report will give rise to problems. “If the original inhabitants were deprived of the forests, the Sahyadri forest range would not have survived. An unscientific survey was conducted from Delhi, merely using satellite images. People are already suffering from many such laws. If the Kasthurirangan report is implemented, the problem will worsen”, he said.
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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.
