Union Minister Kumaraswamy seeks CBI probe into alleged ‘sting operation’, urges Siddaramaiah to speak up

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Union Minister Kumaraswamy seeks CBI probe into alleged ‘sting operation’, urges Siddaramaiah to speak up — Photo credit: The Hindu

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy, addressing a press conference in Bengaluru. on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: special arrangement

The alleged sting operation targeting Karnataka Ministers has triggered a political row, with Union Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy demanding a CBI probe into the episode and claiming that former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was also a victim of the operation.

Mr. Kumaraswamy alleged that the controversy could be part of a larger attempt to target political opponents in the State and claimed that the episode might have contributed to Mr. Siddaramaiah giving up the Chief Minister’s post. This came on the day Mr. Siddaramaiah got an injunction against what he described as a campaign to spread false information about him on social media.

‘Smear campaign’

In a statement, Mr. Siddaramaiah said a “smear campaign” linking his name to a sting operation video had been circulating on various social media platforms over the past few days. “This clearly appears to be an attempt to assassinate my character out of political malice,” he said.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 17, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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