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Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the BJP has a “clear stand” on Karnataka’s Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. Shah condemned the lack of action by the ruling Congress party in Karnataka, emphasizing that such behavior ‘cannot be tolerated’. Speaking to reporters in Guwahati, Shah also raised questions on the timing of the leak of the purported explicit videos allegedly involving the Hassan MP. Video clips allegedly showing JDS chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna indulging in sexual acts with several women including a few government employees circulated in the Hassan district, following which, the Karnataka State Commission for Women asked the chief minister to set up a special investigation team. The matter came into the limelight a day after voting took place in the constituency on April 26.
On ‘obscene videos’ case involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, Union HM Amit Shah says, “BJP’s stand is clear that we stand with the ‘Matr Shakti’ of the country. I want to ask Congress, whose government is there? The government is of Congress Party. Why they have not taken any action till now? We do not have to take action on this as this is a law and order issue of the state, state government has to take action on it…We are in favor of the investigation and our partner JD(S) has also announced to take action against it. Today there is a meeting of their core committee and steps will be taken…”
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Shah further said, “Their (Congress) frustration reached to such a level that they have spread fake videos of me and several other BJP leaders. Chief Ministers, State president and others have also done the work of forwarding this fake video…Today a prominent leader of the Congress Party is facing a criminal offence. This action is indicative of their frustration and disappointment. Ever since Rahul Gandhi took charge of the Congress, he has been working to take the level of politics to a new low…I believe that the attempt to get public support by circulating fake videos is condemnable and should never be done by any major party in Indian politics…”
The Union Minister said the BJP favours a probe in the case and pointed out that their alliance partner JD(S) is also set to take a step at a party meeting. “It is very serious, we cannot tolerate it. We want to ask Congress that despite being in power, why hasn’t the government acted yet? Priyanka (Gandhi Vadra) ji should ask their Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister,” said Shah.
Prajwal has denied the allegations against him as “doctored” in a police complaint. The alleged videos of him surfaced on Saturday, a day after his constituency went to polls.
Prajwal Revnna is the grandson of JD(S) chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson. JD(S) is a part of the NDA alliance in the state. Prajwal, 33, is the NDA candidate in the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency.
Amid the allegations that the Gowda family was aware of the video, yet fielded Prajwal, the JD(S) will be holding a critical core committee meeting in Hubballi on Tuesday.
Prajwal is also the nephew of JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy. “A decision was already made. It is to be recommended at the core committee meeting in Hubballi. Because he (Prajwal) is a MP, it has to be done from Delhi. So I had requested Deve Gowda (JD(S) national president and former PM). Neither he (Gowda) nor I were aware of this issue. Some issues have come out, based on that it has been decided yesterday itself to suspend (him). But many were in a hurry,” said Kumaraswamy.
Prajwal is said to have left the country for Germany.
The police have lodged a case of sexual harassment and stalking against him while the Karnataka government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the matter. The SIT will ask him to return to India, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said yesterday.
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