NEW DELHI: JD(S) MP from Karnataka’s Hassan
Prajwal Revanna
, who has been accused of sexually abusing several women, said on Wednesday that “truth will prevail”.
In his first reaction after the row erupted, Prajwal said: “As I am not in Bangalore to attend the enquiry, I have communicated to C.I.D Bangalore through my Advocate. Truth will prevail soon.”
Cancel Prajwal’s diplomatic passport: Karnataka CM
Earlier in the day, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah wrote to PM Modi requesting him to direct the ministry of external affairs and ministry of home affairs to cancel the Diplomatic Passport issued to Prajwal and ensure his “return to face the law”.
“Sensing the impending police case and arrest, the accused MP has fled the country and travelled abroad on April 27 itself. It is learnt from the reports that he is travelling abroad on his Diplomatic Passport … The allegations that the MP and NDA candidate for
Hassan
Lok Sabha Prajwal Revanna is facing are horrific and shameful and these have shaken the conscience of the country … getting him back to the country is of utmost importance so that he faces investigation and trial as per the law of the land,” the CM wrote.
Sex tapes scandal
Prajwal, 33, is the grandson of JD(S) chief and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, and the son of former minister and current MLA H D Revanna, who too has been accused of sexual harassment.
Nearly 3,000 explicit video clips allegedly involving Prajwal sexually abusing several women had started making the rounds in Hassan in recent days.
Prajwal has been suspended from the Janata Dal (Secular) over his alleged involvement in the ‘
obscene videos
‘ case.
A decision in this regard was taken at the party’s core committee meeting on Tuesday.
The committee recommended the suspension of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing an SIT probe in connection with an alleged obscene video case.
(With inputs from agencies)
