Breaking his silence over the sexual abuse allegations against him, Hassan MP and BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate for Lok Sabha Prajwal Revanna said truth will prevail and sought seven days to appear before the SIT probing the charges, even as the Congress stepped up its attack against the saffron party.
“Is being part of Modi’s ‘political family’ a ‘guarantee of protection’ for criminals?” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi while the state chief minister Siddaramaiah urged the PM to take swift action to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal that the Janata Dal (Secular) leader used to travel abroad.
With his party under fire over the matter, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the saffron organisation cannot remain with those who commit atrocities against women.
Prajwal and his father HD Revanna, former Karnataka minister, were booked by police on Sunday on charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation based on a complaint from a woman, who worked in their household. Prajwal is the grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and nephew of Karnataka ex-chief minister HD Kumaraswamy.
Taking to Facebook, Prajwal Revanna posted: "As I am not in Bangalore to attend the inquiry, I have communicated to CID Bangalore through my advocate. Truth will prevail soon.” There was no immediate comment from the Special Investigation Team on Prajwal’s request.
The MP left the country as soon as the election to his constituency ended and is believed to be in Germany. Nearly 3,000 explicit video clips allegedly involving Prajwal sexually abusing several women have gone viral in Hassan in recent days.
Congress kept up the heat on its rival BJP over the matter.
Besides Rahul, his sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi also hit out at the BJP on the sexual abuse allegations against Prajwal Revanna and said PM Modi sought votes for him and did not stop the JD(S) leader from leaving the country.
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