00:00Now, two news coming in from Karnataka.
00:03It's the alleged sting video, Rao.
00:06Siddharamaya met Rahu Gandhi and KC Venugopal in Delhi.
00:10India today has learned that a very upset Mr. Siddharamaya urged Rahu to intervene,
00:14saying the controversy is tarnishing his legacy.
00:17Meanwhile, H.T. Kumaraswamy has accused the Congress of using Siddharamaya's power
00:21and now humiliating him.
00:23Lots going on.
00:24We're going to leave you with this story.
00:26To stay tuned, on the other side is Gaurav Savant.
00:34Political tensions brewing in Karnataka yet again.
00:39This time, serious allegations leveled by Union Minister and J.D.S. Chief H.D. Kumaraswamy
00:46have triggered a fresh storm in the state.
00:50Kumaraswamy has alleged that a sting operation targeting Siddharamaya
00:54was designed to push the former chief minister to resign.
01:00While the Congress has rejected the allegation,
01:02Siddharamaya met Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal in New Delhi on Monday.
01:09India today has learned that the former Karnataka chief minister raised the sting video controversy
01:14with Rahul Gandhi and expressed serious concerns about the investigation.
01:20Sources say Siddharamaya alleged that Congress workers were behind the circulation of the fake clip and called for accountability.
01:28He also learned to have expressed displeasure over the probe and urged Rahul Gandhi to take the matter seriously.
01:37Meanwhile, Kumaraswamy has taken another swipe at the Congress, alleging that the party used Siddharamaya and discarded him once its
01:45purpose was served.
01:47The BJP too has targeted the Congress government over the controversy.
01:54Siddharamaya has issued by using his strength to come to the power of Karnataka state.
02:04They used him.
02:07Now they don't want his strength according to me.
02:32The Congress, however, has dismissed the allegations as baseless.
03:00Meanwhile, the police investigation has thrown up a crucial lead.
03:05So far, one arrest has been made.
03:07A mobile phone purchased in Delhi has emerged as a key piece of evidence in the police probe into the
03:14alleged sting video targeting Siddharamaya.
03:17The arrested accused has reportedly claimed that the mobile phone allegedly used to upload the sting videos was handed over
03:25to a person at Kumaraswamy's official residence in Delhi.
03:29The investigation is now focusing on the transactions between the suspects and tracking down others involved.
03:37Bureau Report, India Today.
