News about sting operations is diversionary tactics, says Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi says that instead of catching those who are involved in sting operations, the Congress government is catching those who posted the videos. There is a lot of discussion about such operations but, nothing else is happening.  | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO

Some Congress leaders are using sting operations to divert people’s interest away from the failures of the State government. It has become very clear by now that media reports about sting operations is nothing but diversionary tactics, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Sunday.

“What we are seeing all around us are reports about sting operations. Instead of catching those who are involved in such sting operations, the State government is catching those who posted the videos. There is a lot of discussion about them, but nothing else is happening,” he said.

He was speaking at a campaign meeting in Shejwad village in Uttar Kannada for party nominee in the Legislative Council polls S.V. Sankanur.

“When Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy tried to give evidence of some sting operations, the Congress government tried to arrest his followers, rather than use the documents to trace the real accused,” he said.