Online Desk, New Delhi. Prajwal Revanna Video Case: JD(S) and Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister and JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda, are seen to be in political trouble after Karnataka's biggest pornographic video racket came to light.
According to the information received, two days after a case of “sexual harassment” was registered against Prajwal Revanna amid the growing attack by the opposition on the JD(S)-BJP alliance in the state, an announcement of his expulsion from the party may be made today.
Prajwal Revanna's uncle and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy said the party has decided to suspend him over sexual harassment allegations and a final decision on the matter will be taken after the core committee meeting on Tuesday, April 30.
Amid the political stir over sexual harassment allegations against Prajwal Revanna and his father, MLA HD Revanna – the grandson and son of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, the JD(S) on Tuesday held an important core committee meeting in Hubli, according to sources. Have called. The party has the options of suspending or expelling him.
Karnataka Police on Sunday booked Prajwal Revanna and HD Revanna for sexual harassment and criminal intimidation based on the complaint of a woman who worked in their house.
What has happened so far in the Prajwal Revanna 'obscene video' case?
HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said the JD(S) has decided to suspend his nephew Prajwal Revanna, who is the JD(S)-Bharatiya Janata Party joint candidate from Hassan for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, after several women filed a complaint against him. There are allegations of sexual exploitation. Let us tell you that voting took place in Hassan on 26th April.
HD Kumaraswamy told reporters, there is no direct allegation against Prajwal Revanna as of now. If the allegations are true…the punishment should be as per law. There is no compromise. If Prajwal Revanna is wrong then our family agrees to take action against him.
The former Karnataka chief minister also sought to keep JD(S)'s alliance partner BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi away from the matter amid attacks from the ruling Congress seeking their reaction on the issue. Prajwal is the BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate from Hassan constituency for the Lok Sabha elections.
Prajwal Revanna, 33, the elder son of JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda, has been under fire in recent days after several explicit video clips of him allegedly sexually abusing several women in Hassan emerged.
The Siddaramaiah government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged obscene video scandal involving the MP.
Amid allegations of mass abuse, a pen drive showed alleged sexual acts by Prajwal Revanna with multiple women. Karnataka government officials said a pen drive circulated in Hassan contained 2,976 videos, some of which were a few seconds long and some of which were a few minutes long. Preliminary investigation revealed that most were shot from mobile phones at his residences in Bengaluru and Hassan after 2019.
According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office announcing the SIT investigation, Karnataka Police has information that Prajwal Revanna has left the country.
Congress has alleged that BJP is responsible for the escape of Prajwal Revanna. Senior Congress leader Ajoy Kumar claimed that Revanna had left India soon after the scandal over several obscene videos recorded by him came to light.
However, Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra said his party had nothing to do with the allegations of sexual harassment against the NDA candidate and the law would take its own course. Vijayendra accused the ruling Congress in the state of playing “dirty politics” by targeting the BJP over the issue.
Meanwhile, JD(S) MLA from Mulbagal in Kolar district Samriddhi V Manjunath said the allegations against the father-son duo have embarrassed party workers so much that they do not even want to take the name of their party.
Priyanka Gandhi attacked BJP
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said in a post on X that the leader with whose hand on the shoulder the Prime Minister gets photographed. The leader for whom the Prime Minister himself had campaigned 10 days ago, had praised him on the stage. That leader of Karnataka is absconding from the country today. It is heartbreaking to hear about the heinous crimes committed by them. These ruined the lives of hundreds of women. Modi ji, will you still remain silent?
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