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Prajwal pen drive: Kumaraswamy challenges police to prove role

Prajwal pen drive: Kumaraswamy challenges police to prove role

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Union Minister of State for Railways V Somanna told reporters in Hassan that Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy is being “intentionally targeted” in the alleged Karnataka sting‑operation case, adding that using police to defame a person’s popularity is “not right”. The episode has prompted speculation, including a headline questioning whether Kumaraswamy is behind a related Siddaramaiah sting video. Earlier, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief B K Hariprasad described the incident as a “dirty trick” and called for action against those responsible.

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    Bengaluru: 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…

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Bengaluru: 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…

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Prajwal pen drive: Kumaraswamy challenges police to prove role

Bengaluru: 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…

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