Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Tuesday, responded to the alleged sex videos involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. He stated that his party supports an investigation into the matter and stands with the women of India. He also criticized the Congress government in Karnataka for their lack of action.
“BJP’s position is clear - we stand with the women of this country. I want to ask the Congress - who is in power? The government belongs to the Congress party. Why haven’t they taken any action so far?” Amit Shah questioned.
“We don’t need to take action on this as it’s a state law and order issue. The state government needs to act… We support the investigation and our partner JD(S) has also announced to take action against it. Today, their core committee is meeting and steps will be taken,” he added.
Prajwal Revanna, the MP from Hassan in Karnataka and grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, is accused of sexually exploiting several women. Numerous alleged sexually explicit videos, supposedly created by him, are being circulated in the constituency.
The state government has established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations of sexual abuse against the politician.
G Devaraje Gowda, a BJP leader who ran against Prajwal’s father HD Revanna in the 2023 Assembly elections, reportedly wrote a letter to the state BJP chief last year, informing him about the video clips. The BJP is allied with JD(S) in Karnataka.
Gowda allegedly stated in the letter that he had a pen drive containing many video clips and photos allegedly filmed by Prajwal Revanna, which were later used to blackmail numerous women.
Prajwal Revanna’s uncle, HD Kumaraswamy, stated on Monday that the party had decided to suspend Revanna, and the final decision would be made after a core committee meeting on Tuesday. He also accused the Congress of “conspiracy”.
“I said yesterday itself after I saw the issue in the media. The Congress is doing all kinds of conspiracy to blow it up. We have already decided. Tomorrow, in the core committee meeting, it will be finally decided. Since he is an MP it must be done from Delhi. I didn’t know about the issue. After we came to know, we decided yesterday itself, to suspend Prajwal Revanna,” HD Kumaraswamy said.
HD Kumaraswamy also stated that he and the Revannas had been living separately and they have no ties between them.
“What relationship do I have with them? What is the relation of the Devegowda family with an act committed by a grown kid? Can we follow them every time?” he added.
On Sunday, a house help accused Prajwal Revanna and his father, HD Revanna, of sexual harassment. The police have registered a case under sections 354A, 354D, 506, and 509 of the IPC.
Meanwhile, Amit Shah responded to a query on Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s potential candidature from Amethi and Rae Bareli. He said the delay in announcing the candidates for the two seats showed a lack of self-confidence.
“I don’t know whether they will contest elections or not but the amount of confusion shows that they lack self-confidence. The situation in Uttar Pradesh is that they have left their traditional seats and ran away,” he said.
