<p>The Election Commission has asked for a report on the “sting operations” by some TV channels exposing “corrupt practices” in the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The commission has asked the chief electoral officer of Karnataka to submit a report “on the facts of the matter”.<br /><br />The sting operations by two news channels showing four MLAs “discussing” the sale of votes in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls created a flutter on Thursday.<br /><br />The TV channels claimed that the MLAs–G T Devegowda, Mallikarjun Khuba, B R Patil and Varthur Prakash–discussed the sale of votes for the elections scheduled on June 11.<br />Though TV channels claimed that some of these MLAs demanded Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore to vote in favour of a Congress candidate, the audio clip was not clear.<br /><br />Sources said the commission had also asked TV channels to provide the unedited footages of the “sting operations” carried out by them.<br /><br />Officials said the commission would take a call after receiving the report and studying the footages.<br /></p>
<p>The Election Commission has asked for a report on the “sting operations” by some TV channels exposing “corrupt practices” in the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The commission has asked the chief electoral officer of Karnataka to submit a report “on the facts of the matter”.<br /><br />The sting operations by two news channels showing four MLAs “discussing” the sale of votes in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls created a flutter on Thursday.<br /><br />The TV channels claimed that the MLAs–G T Devegowda, Mallikarjun Khuba, B R Patil and Varthur Prakash–discussed the sale of votes for the elections scheduled on June 11.<br />Though TV channels claimed that some of these MLAs demanded Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore to vote in favour of a Congress candidate, the audio clip was not clear.<br /><br />Sources said the commission had also asked TV channels to provide the unedited footages of the “sting operations” carried out by them.<br /><br />Officials said the commission would take a call after receiving the report and studying the footages.<br /></p>
