Bengaluru, Oct. 17 -- union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday mounted a sharp attack on the Karnataka government over the alleged sting operation targeting former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, accusing it of shielding journalist Rakesh Shetty and his associates and vowing to return to the streets after Vijayadashami if police failed to arrest them.
Turning the controversy into a direct political challenge, Kumaraswamy questioned Siddaramaiah's silence over what he alleged was a conspiracy to tarnish his reputation, asking, "Isn't your blood boiling over the conspiracy against you, Siddaramaiah?"Speaking to reporters at the Director General of Police's office here after submitting a complaint seeking action against Shetty and his associate...