With Karnataka Cooperation Minister Okay N Rajanna’s son Rajendra, an MLC, assembly Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reportedly over a honeytrap try allegedly orchestrated by a senior Congress minister, the chief minister might take up the problem with the get together’s nationwide leaders, together with Rahul Gandhi.
Rajendra met Siddaramaiah at his official residence, Cauvery, on Saturday and reportedly offered digital proof of an alleged try to honeytrap each him and his father. He claimed that an influential minister, whom he recognized, was behind the try.
At a public occasion within the Madhugiri Meeting constituency, Rajendra lashed out on the alleged mastermind. “Does he not have a household? Why is he making an attempt to honeytrap us?” he requested.
The MLC mentioned he and his father would act based mostly on the chief minister’s steering relating to submitting a grievance.
Sources revealed that Rajendra had a current confrontation with one of many minister’s aides over a delicate matter. Rajanna and PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi, each key aides of Siddaramaiah, are planning a go to to New Delhi to satisfy Gandhi. The assembly, facilitated by AICC normal secretary Okay C Venugopal, will give attention to exposing a senior minister’s alleged conspiracy to honeytrap get together members for political positive aspects. The 2 ministers additionally purpose to stop the opposite minister from staking a declare to a high publish, a Congress chief mentioned.
Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar, who can be the state Congress president, refused to touch upon the controversy.
The Congress excessive command has already gathered intelligence on the honeytrap scandal, together with how the BJP leveraged it and which Congress members had been concerned in it.
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Rajanna informed reporters in Tumakuru that he meant to submit a written grievance to each Siddaramaiah and Dwelling Minister G Parameshwara by Wednesday or Thursday, including that like-minded ministers would deliberate on their subsequent steps throughout Thursday’s cupboard assembly.