BENGALURU: “It is a concocted video (on him),” said former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Mysuru on Friday over an alleged video circulated on social media platforms’ before he was granted an injunction order by a Court in Bengaluru against publishing or broadcasting the video.
He told reporters in Mysuru that the “concocted” video against him was aimed at “blackmailing” and had complained to the police demanding an investigation. “I demand for a fair investigation,” said the former Chief Minister and ruled out the need for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the concocted video case.
“I have served as Chief Minister for 8 years (two terms) then nothing such video came out,” Siddaramaiah said and stated he demanded an investigation into the concocted video case “Let people come to know it is a concocted video and investigation expose the persons behind the circulation of the video.”
Over the alleged concocted video, he said “I came to know about it on September 26 (before initiating steps to file a police complaint and obtaining injunction from the Court).”
Earlier, former Chief Minister and Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumarswamy alleged Siddaramaiah resign as Chief Minister in May over a sting op against him and he resigned under pressure from the Congress party high command making way for D.K. Shivakumar to become the Chief Minister.
Siddaramaiah’s son and Minister of Urban Development Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah “The video circulated was to tarnish the image of my father. To destroy his legacy and blackmail him.”
Adding, he said, “It is very clear from the video that our party leader was involved in it including the head of a media house. Let investigation reveal the persons involved.’ However, he said he did not suspect anyone in the video circulated against his father.
Regarding the alleged sting op against Siddaramaiah, president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) B.K. Hariprasad said “If there are evidence of his party leaders’ involvement then action will be initiated against such leaders.”
“Mere allegations won’t do but we needed evidence,” said the KPCC president and stated based on video circulated I have directed party leaders to serve show cause notice against such leaders (seen in the video).”
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