Amid Karnataka power tussle, BJP leader's snooping charge against Siddaramaiah
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Tensions escalate within Karnataka Congress as Leader of the Opposition R Ashok accuses Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of surveilling MLAs aligned with Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, highlighting deepening internal conflicts.
Amid rising tensions within the Karnataka Congress, Leader of the Opposition R Ashok on Monday accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of using state intelligence to monitor legislators believed to be aligned with Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, deepening the party’s internal power struggle.
Speaking to reporters, Ashok claimed a team led by a senior police officer had been tasked with tracking the movements and interactions of certain legislators.
“Already, to monitor who all are supporting DK Shivakumar, the Chief Minister has formed a team led by an SP to track their movements. Now, just like how Kumaraswamy used to form SITs against different opposition leaders, a SIT has been set up against them too. It is an invisible SIT. Without any formal order, they are monitoring who goes where, who meets whom, and what conversations are happening over the phone. You can call this phone tapping too,” Ashok said.
He further alleged that constituency grants and funds for some legislators were being curtailed and claimed the actions were politically motivated to protect the Chief Minister’s position.
The claims come after a recent birthday dinner at a private hotel in Bengaluru attended by MLAs considered loyal to Shivakumar, sparking speculation about shifting internal loyalties within the Congress legislature party.
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