Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said using camera-enabled Meta smart glasses to secretly record meetings with ministers and dignitaries was unethical. His remarks came after Chief Minister D K Shivakumar alleged that unidentified visitors wearing the glasses had raised suspicions of a possible sting operation, amid a wider political controversy over alleged sting videos involving Karnataka leaders.

“I am not sure in what context the CM has spoken, but anybody who is meeting dignitaries must follow some protocol. You might have Meta glasses for your eyesight, but if it has a camera, then naturally there will be doubts. You must have the courtesy and respect for the dignitary not to indulge in secret recordings – if people are uncomfortable,” Kharge said on Saturday.

“There are a lot of people who come and meet ministers; quite naturally, CBI, IT, ED are being used, and now they have also started trying to do these covert video or sting operations.…