Bengaluru, Nov. 2 -- Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy has strongly denied allegations that he distributed the pen drive containing videos related to former MP Prajwal Revanna and instead accused Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar of conspiring with Prajwal's former driver Karthik.

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy claimed that Karthik was responsible for circulating the pen drive. He alleged that Shivakumar had brought the driver to his residence as part of a planned operation. To support his charge, Kumaraswamy released call details which, he said, showed that Karthik had visited Shivakumar's house on August 5 and 6, 2023.

He demanded that the police investigate the visits and establish whether the pen drive was prepared or...