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.
Janata Dal (Secular) MLA Sharana Gowda Kandakur on Monday wrote to party president HD Deve Gowda demanding the expulsion of Prajwal Revanna from the party over 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.
After inaugurating the Prajadhwani-2 programme organised on behalf of Mrinal Hebbalkar, the Congress candidate from Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged people to make Congress win in Belagavi with a huge margin.
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.
Speaking at a Prajadhwani-2 Lok Sabha election campaign meeting in Vijayapura city on behalf of Congress candidate Raju Halaguru, Siddaramaiah emphasized the importance of social, economic, and political freedom in building an egalitarian society.
The Hassan Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka will go to polls in the second phase on April 26 along with the other 13 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state.
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu said that if his party comes to power Andhra Pradesh Land Titling Act will be rescinded. He added that if the act comes into force the people have no security on their lands.