The core committee of the Janata Dal (Secular) on Tuesday recommended the suspension of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna who is facing an SIT probe in connection with an alleged obscene video case.
Amid the controversy over the obscene video case linked to Janata Dal (Secular) sitting MP and candidate from Hassan parliamentary constituency in Karnataka, Prajwal Revanna, his uncle and party leader, HD Kumaraswamy, said on Monday that the party has already decided to suspend Revanna, and
Further, he added that just before the polls, the opposition leaders, including one BJP leader, collided and circulated the pen drives because they knew they couldn't succeed and win the Hassana seat.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said that the "heinous" crimes committed by Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna have ruined the lives of hundreds of women. Vadra also questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter.
Amid the controversy over the obscene video case of Janata Dal (Secular) Prajwal Revanna, Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said that if anyone in this incident is involved in any wrongdoing will have to face punishment according to the provisions in the law.
Amid reports about Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna leaving the country, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday claimed that it is Bharatiya Janata Party that has helped Hassan MP escape authorities in the alleged obscene video case.
Amid the alleged obscene video incident in Karnataka, Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna was booked in a sexual harassment case on Sunday following complaints by his former house help.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy said that whoever is at fault in connection with the alleged video case "there's no question of forgiving them."
A day after the Karnataka government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged obscene video case involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, the Janata Dal (Secular) welcomed the decision on Sunday.
The BJP on Sunday distanced itself from sitting Janata Dal (Secular) MP from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, Prajwal Revanna, amid the controversy around his purported sleaze tapes.
"The government has decided to form a special investigation team in connection with Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case. Obscene video clips are circulating in Hassan district, where it appears that women have been sexually assaulted," Siddaramaiah posted on X on Saturday.