Former Karnataka CM and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that the state government wanted the character assassination of party leader HD Revanna, who is in judicial custody after he was booked in a kidnapping case
Karnataka's former Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday alleged that the pen drive containing obscene videos of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna was circulated by police officers and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday claimed that JD(S) and BJP are shifting the blame on him in the Prajwal Revanna case to control the damage to their alliance.
He, also attacked the Congress party over the issue, stating that these thousands of videos are not of one day. He accused Congress of allowing Prajwal to flee the state and releasing the videos only after he left the country.
After JD(S) leader HD Revanna's arrest, Karnataka Mahila Congress President Pushpa Amarnath demanded "immediate action" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Central government and the Foreign Minister against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna.
Revanna was brought to the Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospital for medical examination after he was arrested yesterday by SIT officials in a kidnapping case.
HD Revanna and his son, Prajwal Revanna, who is the sitting MP and candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, are facing a probe by a Special Investigative Team (SIT), constituted by the Karnataka government, over allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following a c
Amid the obscene video controversy against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, R Ashoka, BJP leader and the Leader of Opposition in Karnataka assembly, said that the decision on "whether to stay in alliance with JD(S) or not" will be taken by the central leadership after the Lok Sabha elections.
Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Revanna was taken into custody by Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials on Saturday in connection with a kidnapping case registered by the KR Nagar police in Mysuru involving the survivor of a sexual assault allegedly by his son, Hassan JD(S) MP, Prajwal R
"SIT is taking the action that needs to be taken. They are doing the work as per the law. Those people who commit crimes need to be punished," Kharge told ANI.
After the Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Revanna was taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in a kidnapping case, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that he will not interfere in the matter because the law will take its own course.