Legislative Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar sought a Special Investigation Team to be set up to probe the controversial audio tapes row and submit a report within 15 days.This comes three days after Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy submitted a copy of the tapes that purportedly show BJP leaders referring to a payment of R50 crore as bribe to the Speaker.
 Ramesh Kumar, who said he was deeply hurt by his name being dragged into the controversy, began the proceedings in the House by taking up the matter suo motu. “I suggest to the CM — I am unwilling to call it a direction, but trust the CM to consider this suggestion as a direction — to appoint an SIT. The terms of reference may be the CM’s prerogative,” Ramesh Kumar said.