MLA Ganiga Ravikumar with a pen drive which he claimed contained evidence to back his claims on efforts by BJP to trap Karnataka ministers
At a news conference, he also displayed a pen drive and said it contained CCTV footage, audio recordings and videos linked to the alleged conspiracy. They are completely clean,” he said. Ravikumar said he had records identifying the agency, the PAs of political functionaries who were in touch with it, and amounts paid. “This is not a hit-and-run allegation,” Ravikumar said. The Mandya MLA said with AI, fabricating material was easy. Deputy CM G Parameshwara said state intelligence reports had prompted CM DK Shivakumar to warn ministers to be wary of undercover stings. He said it could be a conspiracy against the govt.
Mandya: Congress MLA Ganiga Ravikumar Friday alleged that an agency from New Delhi was hired to conduct sting operations on ministers in the DK Shivakumar govt, and claimed to have proof. He claimed a Union minister and a prominent BJP face from Karnataka jointly engaged the agency to embarrass the govt, put its personnel up at a private hotel in Bengaluru and paid them money. “Several inducements were offered to our ministers, but none fell into the trap. “We will file a complaint with investigating authorities within a week and release material to media. He also asked who had given documents to Snehamayi Krishna in the Muda case, claiming the identity of those involved was widely known.
Accusing BJP and JD(S) of resorting to such tactics, he alleged BJP had earlier invested in creating compromising CDs.
Reacting to reports that Shivakumar had warned colleagues that BJP functionaries might try to trap them, BJP state president BY Vijayendra said the claim raised serious questions about the govt’s credibility. He alleged that corruption charges against the govt had increased, and accused it of trying to divert attention from administrative failures by targeting BJP workers through FIRs and intimidation.