Continuing his attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, JD(S) State president H.D. Kumaraswamy alleged that an official’s name mentioned in a phone conversation between the CM and his son Yathindra had figured in the transfer list of police inspectors released the previous night. The Chief Minister soon responded stating that Mr. Kumaraswamy had taken to fabricating stories in an attempt to mislead people.
On November 16, Mr. Kumaraswamy had sought to link a phone conversation between Mr. Yathindra and his father, widely circulated on social media, to allege a ‘cash for postings’ scam, a charge rejected by the Chief Minister.
On November 18, sharing the transfer list containing 13 names, which was issued by the Police Department on November 17, Mr. Kumaraswamy said it showed the transfer of an official — Vivekananda — from State intelligence to V.V. Puram police station in Mysuru. He claimed it was the person who figured in the phone conversation.
