Former CM Siddaramaiah apprises Rahul Gandhi on sting row

New Delhi: With the sting video row allegedly featuring him, hitting the headlines in Karnataka for the past several days, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday and apprised him of the political happenings in Karnataka.

Siddaramaiah, who is deeply upset over the ‘fake sting operation’ against him, explained the top Congress leader about the alleged operation and demanded action against all those involved.

Apprising Rahul Gandhi on the political developments that is taking place in Karnataka after the sting row broke out, Siddaramaiah is said to have told Rahul Gandhi, “I resigned from the CM post honouring your words. Also, I do not aspire to become the CM again. But I want to know who are behind this fake sting operation .”

“I know who shared the video. But I want to know who actually made this fake video and the purpose behind it. I demand a fair probe into all this in order to find out the real culprits,” he is said to have told Rahul.

 The former CM is also said to have warned Rahul that he would not campaign for the party in the future elections if his image is tarnished by this fake sting operation.

Siddaramaiah was accompanied by his Minister-son Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah and MLA and Political Secretary to the CM A.S. Ponnanna, during his meeting with Rahul Gandhi.