Sting operation: EC yet to receive report from Karnataka CEO

The Election Commission today said it is yet to receive a report from the Karnataka CEO on sting operations by private news channels which purportedly showed money being offered to MLAs to vote in favour of certain candidates for the June 11 Rajya Sabha polls in the state.
Official sources in the Commission said till today the report has not been received.
On June 3, the EC had asked CEO Karnataka to provide a report on the "facts of the matter".
"The CEO has to see the CDs which the channel would provide and cull out portions where either bribe is being offered or demanded. Then the transcript would be prepared," explained a Commission official.

The sting by two channels on June 2 had purportedly showed MLAs negotiating a money deal in exchange for their votes in the biennial elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from the state.
Five candidates are in the fray for the elections to the four seats due to be held on June 11.
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At the AICC briefing, when asked about the sting operation and the move to keep Congress MLAs from Karnataka in a resort, party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said "people know that Congress party is winning and they try to poach, then obviously, protective steps which you call 'operation secure' are taken to stop such persons, who are trying or who are experienced in poaching.