Siddaramaiah meets Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi amid sting operation row
The former Karnataka Chief Minister met the Leader of Opposition at Mallikarjun Kharge's residence on Sunday.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Sunday, according to The New Indian Express.
The meeting took place at the residence of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge for approximately 15 minutes. The leaders could not hold a one-on-one meeting, sources said.
Siddaramaiah is reportedly scheduled to meet Gandhi on Monday to discuss the alleged sting operation targeting him and its political implications.
Before the meeting, Siddaramaiah participated in Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations at Karnataka Bhavan, where he paid floral tributes to the portrait of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari.
In Bengaluru, Chief Minister D K Shivakumar declined to comment when asked by reporters about the alleged sting operation or a reported mobile phone exchange at Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s residence.
Siddaramaiah also met Kharge and interacted with leaders of the INDIA bloc before participating in a protest at Ramlila Maidan.