HD Kumaraswamy leads padayatra in Bengaluru, demands arrest of sting operation accused

Union Minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy led a padayatra from the party headquarters to Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Saturday. He demanded the immediate arrest of those allegedly involved in a sting operation targeting former CM Siddaramaiah. Kumaraswamy also accused CM DK Shivakumar of conspiring with journalist Rakesh Shetty to orchestrate the sting operation. The JDS demanded the arrest of journalist Rakesh Shetty, Bagepalli Prashanth, and Congress leader Krupa Alva.