Five days after claiming in Karnataka assembly that he and other politicians across party lines had been honeytrapped, state cooperation minister K N Rajanna formally submitted a plea with home minister G Parameshwara seeking legal action. However, the HM was evasive on the issue, saying speaker U T Khader's assistance was necessary to initiate any action.
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