Karnataka Cooperation Minister Okay N Rajanna petitioned Residence Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday relating to alleged makes an attempt to honey-trap him and stated that he didn’t possess paperwork to substantiate allegations he made within the Meeting final week.
Responding to media queries forward of his assembly with the house minister, Rajanna stated he had talked about submitting proof in reference to the case believing that CCTV footage of these visiting his official residence in Bengaluru was obtainable.
“Once I talked about proof, I used to be considering that CCTV footage (of these attempting to honey-trap him) could be obtainable. However CCTV cameras usually are not put in. It isn’t put in on the residence of any minister,” Rajanna advised reporters.
The minister, who triggered a political storm final week by claiming that 48 legislators from the ruling and Opposition events in Karnataka have been honey-trapped, stated the house minister had collected details about such makes an attempt from the police. The house minister, in session with the chief minister, “will resolve whether or not to institute a probe by a Particular Investigation Staff or whether or not will probably be carried out by a DG-IGP stage official”, he stated.
Rajanna stated proof in opposition to these concerned within the honey entice would emerge solely after an investigation. “Earlier than that, saying something quantities to hypothesis. It isn’t proper to take a position,” Rajanna stated, including that he would observe how the federal government would take motion primarily based on his petition. “I anticipate such actions to cease. It shouldn’t be carried out in opposition to anybody. Nobody ought to try such misadventure sooner or later.”
“Primarily based on the criticism, we’ll talk about the following steps with authorized consultants,” Parameshwara advised reporters, refusing to disclose the contents of his cupboard colleague’s petition.
On why the house division didn’t file a suo motu criticism quickly after Rajanna raised the difficulty within the Meeting, Parameshwara defined that it couldn’t be carried out except the Speaker directed the federal government to take up the matter.
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Earlier within the day, Rajanna stated {that a} man visited him twice at his Bengaluru dwelling, every time with a special lady. “Within the second go to, he launched a lady as a excessive courtroom lawyer,” he stated.
Rajanna stated that his letter to Parameshwara detailed the complete incident and defined the explanations for the delay in submitting the petition. “(Investigators) have to search out out whether or not the 2 have been doing it on their very own or whether or not somebody was behind them,” the minister stated, including that he might recognise the one that allegedly tried to entice him if that individual was produced earlier than him.
Responding to a query on a PIL petition filed within the Supreme Courtroom looking for a CBI or SIT inquiry, Rajanna stated he had by no means claimed that judges have been honey-trapped. “I stated that leaders from each events (the Congress and the BJP) try to malign their rivals in their very own events. In accordance with my info, such makes an attempt are being made in opposition to vocal leaders,” he stated, including that the PIL was primarily based on false rumours.
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