Kumaraswamy leads JD(S) march to DGP’s office

Bengaluru: Leading the JD(S) campaign against the alleged sting operation, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, the party’s second-in-command, marched to the state Police Headquarters here with a large number of party workers on Saturday and submitted a memorandum to DGP M A Saleem. The memorandum submitted to the DGP and the JD(S) cadres who participated in the march sought immediate arrest and stringent legal action against those involved in an alleged sting operation video circulating on social media.

The memorandum signed by all the JD(S) MLAs talks about “suppression and misuse of serious sexual allegations made by a woman, violation of her rights, editing of the video to blackmail influential persons”. It also demands “a comprehensive investigation by a high-level Special Investigation Team into the alleged political conspiracy”.

The protest led to commotion as workers jostled to enter the DGP office, prompting police to put up barricades and attempt to cordon off the area with a rope. The gathering disrupted traffic on the busy Nrupatunga Road. While speaking to reporters after submitting the memorandum, Kumaraswamy accused the Karnataka government of inaction over the alleged sting operation targeting former chief minister Siddaramaiah and questioned why police had failed to act against those behind it, while allegedly harassing JD(S) social media workers.

“We have explained all the incidents occurring in Karnataka and brought them to the government’s notice”. He alleged that the state government had failed to take action despite several developments. He questioned Siddaramaiah’s response to the alleged sting operation, saying it was intended to damage the chief minister’s reputation and that Siddaramaiah himself was not involved in it. “Seeing all this, does Siddaramaiah’s blood not boil? What happened to you, Siddaramaiah? Why have you not filed a complaint? I am asking these questions out of genuine pain,” he said.

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