Bengaluru, Nov. 2 -- The delay in constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged sting operation has escalated into a fresh political confrontation in Karnataka, with union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday questioning why Minister Priyank Kharge was apprehensive about an independent investigation despite the reported High Court directions.
Turning the spotlight on the government's handling of the controversy, Kumaraswamy challenged Kharge to explain why the SIT had not been constituted and alleged that the state government was avoiding a probe into the matter.
"If any prima facie case is there, definitely we are going to raise this issue. Why is he afraid? Why has it not been given to the SIT? The High Court alread...