Union minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy has asked his social media team and war room workers to cooperate with an investigation into the emergence of a video of an alleged “fake” sting operation against former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, a senior leader of the ruling Congress.

Kumaraswamy, who has been seeking the arrest of the managing director of a local TV channel for recording the sting video in 2023, previously opposed efforts by the Bengaluru police to interrogate JD(S) workers for allegedly being involved in uploading the “sting” video on social media on September 27.

The Opposition politician’s call for his party workers also comes in the wake of Home Minister Priyank Kharge alluding that JD(S) leaders were shielding the party’s workers from the investigation. It also follows Siddaramaiah and his son alleging that Congress insiders had a role in the sting episode last week.

“Our youth should not be afraid. All I can tell them is, cooperate with the police probe.…