Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Karnataka MLA Alleges Funding for Sting Operation Against Government
A Congress lawmaker in Karnataka said that people may have paid companies to secretly record ministers.
He said the recordings were meant to make the state government look bad or weaken it.
He named no alleged funders, but said he had documents stored on a pen drive.
He promised to share more information later.
He also asked for an investigation.
Ravikumar said the opposition was focusing on this issue instead of the drought in the state.
The article does not report what the accused people or parties said in response.
Congress MLA Ravikumar alleged that a Union minister from Karnataka and a state BJP leader funded companies for sting operations targeting up to 10 ministers.
He said a Delhi-based company and a Kolkata-based private company were involved in the alleged operation.
Ravikumar said the teams had been in Bengaluru for two months and that he learned of the operation 10 days earlier.
He said he had documentary evidence on a pen drive and would reveal details, including alleged travel and hotel arrangements, later.
Ravikumar called for an investigation and accused BJP and JD(S) of diverting attention from drought conditions; the article does not include responses from those parties.
- Who
- Congress MLA Ravikumar made the allegation, naming a Karnataka Union minister and a state BJP leader as alleged funders without identifying them.
- What
- He alleged that two companies were funded to conduct sting operations targeting as many as 10 ministers in the Karnataka government.
- When
- The allegation was made on a Friday; Ravikumar said the teams had been in Bengaluru for two months and that he learned of the alleged operation 10 days earlier.
- Where
- At a press conference in Mandya, Karnataka; the alleged teams were said to be in Bengaluru.
- Why
- Ravikumar alleged the operation was intended to discredit and destabilize the state government.
Ravikumar's allegations
Accused parties' position
Alleged sting-operation funding
Ravikumar's allegations
Ravikumar alleged that a Karnataka Union minister and a state BJP leader funded companies to target ministers and destabilize the state government.
Accused parties' position
The article provides no response from the alleged funders, BJP, or JD(S); the allegations are not independently substantiated in the report.
Purpose and political context
Ravikumar's allegations
Ravikumar said the operation was intended to discredit the government and accused opposition parties of diverting attention from drought conditions.
Accused parties' position
The article does not report the opposition parties' explanation or response.
- Alleging MLA
- Ravikumar, a Congress MLA representing Mandya
- Alleged targets
- As many as 10 ministers in the state government
- Companies described
- A Delhi-based company and a Kolkata-based private company
- Alleged team presence
- Two months in Bengaluru, according to Ravikumar
- When MLA learned of it
- 10 days before the press conference, according to Ravikumar
- Evidence claimed
- Ravikumar said documentary evidence was stored on a pen drive
- Requested action
- A proper investigation into the alleged funding