The Karnataka government has decided to establish a Special Investigation Team to investigate an alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.
As per reports, Revanna left the country amid the sex scandal row.
Revanna is the grandson of JD(S) leader and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and nephew of party leader H D Kumaraswamy.
What did CM Siddaramaiah say?
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a post on 'X' wrote, "The government has decided to form a special investigation team in connection with Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case".
The chief minister stated that obscene video clips were being shared in Hassan district which depicted the apparent sexual assault of women.
"In this background, the Chairperson of the Women's Commission (Dr Nagalakshmi Chowdhary) had written a letter to the government to conduct an SIT investigation. This decision has been taken in response to their request," Siddaramaiah said.
Revanna was the NDA candidate in the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, which went to polls on April 26.
The JD(S) joined the NDA in September last year.
Congress Holds Protest Demanding Arrest
The women's wing of the Congress held a demonstration in Bengaluru on Sunday, protesting against Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna over an alleged sex scandal, and urged for his immediate arrest.
They chanted slogans against the 33-year-old, who is the grandson of JD(S) leader and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda.
The protestors burned his posters and demanded thorough inquiry into the matter.
Demanding his immediate arrest, a Congress leader said: "He (Prajwal Revanna) should be given severe punishment and should be hanged for what he has done with these women. It has brought down the honour of the entire state of Karnataka."
What Did JD(S) Leader H D Kumaraswamy Say?
H D Kumaraswamy, a leader of JD(S) said he would like to wait for the results of the investigation into an alleged sex scandal and emphasized that there is no consideration for forgiving anyone who has violated the law.
Kumaraswamy stated that he is not associated with Prajwal Revanna's reported departure from the country, and highlighted that it is the duty of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to get him back if necessary.
Kumaraswamy said, "I have noticed that the chief minister has ordered an SIT probe. Whether it is me or Deve Gowda (his father), we have always conducted ourselves respectfully towards women and have responded positively when anyone came with any sufferings. We have tried to address them."
Speaking to reporters, he said, "The Hassan related issue that started during elections, let the facts come out through a probe. Whoever it is, who has committed the mistake as per the law of the land...there is no question of forgiving anyone who has committed the mistake. So let the facts come out from the probe, after that I will react."
