Members of the Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha symbolically burned cut outs of compact discs (CDs) at Kempegowda Bus Stand, Bengaluru, on 17 October 2026, protesting a sting operation controversy reportedly implicating prominent political figures in Karnataka. (Photo: NationPress)
Vatal Nagaraj, president of the Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, led party members in a protest over the sting operation controversy at Kempegowda Bus Stand, Bengaluru, on 17 October 2026, demanding accountability from the political figures allegedly involved. (Photo: NationPress)
The Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, under president Vatal Nagaraj, assembled at Kempegowda Bus Stand in Bengaluru on 17 October 2026 to protest the sting operation row, according to NationPress, which reportedly implicates prominent Karnataka political figures. (Photo: NationPress)
The sting operation controversy allegedly involving prominent political figures in Karnataka prompted members of the Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, led by Vatal Nagaraj, to demonstrate at Kempegowda Bus Stand, Bengaluru, on 17 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)