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News18•09-10-2026, 16:45
Congress MLA Claims Proof of Sting Operation Against Karnataka Ministers
  • •Ruling Congress MLA Ravi Kumar Gowda backed Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's claim regarding a sting operation targeting the state government.
  • •The MLA displayed a pen drive at a press conference, claiming it contains video, audio, and photographic evidence of the alleged operation.
  • •He alleged that a Union Minister and two state-level leaders hired private agencies from Delhi and Kolkata to spy on the CM's office and 10 ministers.
  • •Gowda warned his cabinet colleagues to remain alert and stated the evidence would be made public soon to expose the plot to destabilize the government.
  • •He also criticized the opposition for raising baseless issues instead of addressing farmers' problems amid drought conditions in the state.

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Mandya Congress MLA Ravi Kumar Gowda claimed that private agencies from Delhi and Kolkata were hired by a Union Minister and two state-level leaders to spy on the Chief Minister's office and 10 ministers. Displaying a pen drive at a press conference, he alleged that operatives stayed at a Bengaluru hotel to trap government members and destabilize the administration.

Chief Minister D K Shivakumar stated in New Delhi that an attempt was made to trap him personally after he took office, adding that he possessed concrete proof and photographs. He alerted the police after growing suspicious of certain individuals and cautioned his cabinet colleagues and government officials to remain alert.

Mandya MLA Ravi Kumar Gowda displayed a pen drive at a press conference, claiming it contained documents, videos, audio recordings, and photographs related to the alleged sting operation. He stated that the gathered evidence would be made public and presented to investigators soon.