Goa, March 26 -- Five days after alleging that he and 48 other politicians across party lines were targeted in a honey trap, Karnataka Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna formally submitted a petition to Home Minister G Parameshwara, requesting legal action against those involved. The explosive claims, made in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, have sparked significant political controversy.

Rajanna, clarifying his earlier statements, denied mentioning that judges were among the victims. In a formal petition, he detailed the alleged honeytrap attempt targeting him. According to Rajanna, the incident involved a woman, who claimed to be a lawyer, visiting his Bengaluru office twice with a man. He stated that while he could not recall her nam...