Karnataka Politics: ಸಿಡಿಯಿಂದ ಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್ವರೆಗೆ; ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜಕೀಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಸದ್ದು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ‘ಆಪರೇಷನ್' ಕಥೆ, Sting operations have once again become a major political flashpoint in Karnataka. Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has accused Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of being the "father of sting operations" and alleged that sting operations were used in internal political developments.