Karnataka CM Shivakumar cautions Ministers against possible ‘sting operations’
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has warned his Cabinet ministers to be vigilant against potential sting operations. The warning follows intelligence reports suggesting that private agencies may be recording private conversations and meetings.
Why it matters
The warning highlights the intense political rivalry and the use of surveillance as a tool in state-level political maneuvering.
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is learnt to have warned his Cabinet colleagues to remain vigilant against possible sting operations, amid reports that private agencies could be secretly recording Ministers’ conversations, meetings, and movements.
Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara and Minister H.C. Balakrishna, who attended the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, confirmed that Mr. Shivakumar, who also holds the Intelligence portfolio, had alerted the Ministers about possible sting operations.
“Since the Chief Minister holds the Intelligence portfolio, he cautioned us based on some information he had received,” Mr. Parameshwara told reporters.
Mr. Shivakumar is learnt to have raised the issue at the Cabinet meeting and shown the Ministers a “file” containing details of alleged ongoing sting operations. The file reportedly included the names of a few Ministers who were purportedly being targeted.
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