Have responsibility of protecting all leaders: CM Siddaramaiah assures probe into honey trap claims
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the state government will order a high-level investigation into allegations of honey-trap attempts targeting ministers.
"We will surely get a probe conducted. I will speak to Home Minister G. Parameshwara and senior leaders. We have a responsibility to protect all leaders," Siddaramaiah said in the state Legislative Assembly on Friday morning.
He was addressing the controversy surrounding Cooperation Minister K. N. Rajanna, who had raised the issue in the Assembly the previous day.
Rajanna claimed that at least 48 politicians, from across party lines, had been honey trapped, including both state and national leaders. “I will not shy away from revealing the fact that a honey-trap attempt was made on me. I am not Sathya Harishchandra or Sri Ramachandra to hide it,” Rajanna stated. “Karnataka has been called a factory of CDs and pen drives - not by me, but by many people. This is a serious accusation,” he had earlier said.
Siddaramaiah clarified that no names had been mentioned by Rajanna in connection with the claims. He mentioned that an inquiry probe would be ordered since it is the responsibility of the government to protect all elected representatives irrespective of party affiliations.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said those affected should immediately file a complaint. “If anyone has been affected, let them file a police complaint immediately. Don’t waste time,” the state Congress president told reporters.
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'Ab kya hoga, ye rab jane...': Tharoor takes dig at failed US-Iran talks in Pakistan
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New Delhi (PTI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday took a swipe at the "failed" US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan with an Urdu couplet, saying only god knows now what will happen.
"Ab kya hoga, ye rab jane; Na woh mane, na ye mane (only god knows what will happen now as both sides did not agree)," Tharoor said on X, tagging a post-talks video clip of US Vice President J D Vance, who led the American delegation at the negotiations in Islamabad.
The United States and Iran failed to reach a peace deal at their historic 21-hour talks in Pakistan, leaving the fate of a tenuous two-week ceasefire in doubt, with both sides attempting to hold each other responsible for the collapse of the negotiations.
अब क्या होगा, ये रब जाने
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 13, 2026
ना वो माने, ना ये माने https://t.co/DYrXpa7C8h
Vance said the Iranian side did not accept Washington's terms for ending the war even as the US presented its "final and best offer".
Hours after the talks collapsed, US President Donald Trump said on social media that the negotiations with Tehran failed as "Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions".
Trump said the US Navy will actively interdict any vessel in international waters found to have paid tolls to Iran for transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route that handles roughly 20 per cent of global oil and LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas).
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiation team, said it is for the US to decide whether it can "earn our trust or not".
The Iranian foreign ministry, without elaborating, said the US side resorted to "excessive" and "illegal demands".
The failure to reach an agreement has dimmed the prospect of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to stabilise the global energy marke
