An alleged sting operation controversy has triggered a major political row in Karnataka. It all started with a warning by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to his Cabinet colleagues.
I saw the statement yesterday that time will answer. He added that he would release the documents in a week. “When will that time come? Will it simply descend from above? It is not time that has to answer. Latching on to the former CM’s statement, Kumaraswamy asked why the government was not acting on the issue. “The truth must come out. Through an investigation, it must be established who is behind this. Why are you sitting quietly? What difficulty do you have in ordering an investigation?” he asked.
A day later, Congress MLA Ravikumar Ganiga flashed a pen drive and claimed he had evidence that a “Union minister and Karnataka BJP leader” was financing the sting operations. Union Minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday questioned the Karnataka government’s failure to order an investigation into the alleged sting operation, asking the Chief Minister why his administration was waiting for “time to answer” instead of taking action. Shivakumar on Sunday said that “time will answer all this”, while responding to allegations by Kumaraswamy claiming that the CM had held a lengthy meeting with a person purportedly linked to sting operations at a five-star hotel in Bengaluru, and demanding a probe into the alleged sting operation targeting some Cabinet ministers. The JD(S) leader said the government must act to establish the facts and identify those behind the alleged operation. The state government must investigate what is happening and explain why a probe has not been ordered so far,” Kumaraswamy said. Former CM Siddaramaiah himself has said this.
