Bengaluru, Nov. 2 -- Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday said the state police would summon Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy if any evidence emerged against him in connection with the alleged sting operation, asserting that the government was acting within the law.

Responding to Kumaraswamy's remarks questioning the delay in constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged sting operation, Kharge said the state government was not interested in targeting the Union Minister but would not hesitate to summon him if evidence warranted such action.

Speaking to the reporters, Kharge said, "Nobody wants to touch him as well. If you recollect, he was the one when we sent notices to his office bearers to come and giv...