Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that the women’s commission has written to the Chief Minister as well as the Home Minister in this regard…reports Asian Lite News
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah informed that the state government has decided to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with Prajwal Revanna’s alleged obscene video case in Hassan district.
“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.
The Chief Minister said that the decision to conduct an SIT investigation has been taken in response to the request of the Women’s Commission.
“In this background, the Chairperson of the Women’s Commission had written a letter to the government to conduct an SIT investigation. This decision has been taken in response to their request,” he wrote on X.
Earlier on April 25, the Women’s Commission Chairperson requested Siddaramaiah to initiate an SIT probe after objectionable videos began circulating on social media.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that the women’s commission has written to the Chief Minister as well as the Home Minister in this regard.
“The allegations of sexual assault are not just on some random Hassan leader. The Prime minister, Vijayendra, Shobakka, Ashok, Kumaranna, and Ashwath Narayan must answer to the people. I read reports of them saying that the Women’s Commission is trying to tarnish their image. The Commission has written a letter to the CM and the Home Minister. The media has to throw light on this and tell the people what is happening in Hassan without keeping mum on it,” Shivakumar said while addressing a press conference at the KPCC office in Bengaluru earlier today.
The Deputy CM further said that the government will “look at next steps.”
“Let the media throw light on the issue. Women’s Commission will do its job. The government will look at the next steps,” he said.
On Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former CM HD Kumaraswamy’s indirect accusation of his involvement in the case, Shivakumar said, “Let him bring up my name. I will expose him. Is he justifying sexual assault against women by talking like this?”
“I did not know what was there in the pen drive displayed by Kumaraswamy then. I now know what is in that. Now it is clear. Media should ask Kumaraswamy what is there in the pen drive now that there are allegations of sexual assault on Hassan leaders,” he added.
Meanwhile, Revanna was booked in a sexual harassment case on Sunday following complaints by his former house help.
FIR has been filed against Prajwal Revanna and his father and JD(S) leader HD Revanna in connection with the case.
The case has been registered under sections 354A, 354D, 506, and 509 of the IPC on charges of sexual harassment, intimidation and outraging the dignity of a woman.
As per the complaint, the victim has claimed that both HD Revanna and Prajwal Revanna sexually assaulted her. The complainant further claimed that when Revanna’s wife was not home, he touched her inappropriately and used to sexually assault her.
The complainant also claimed that Prajwal Revanna behaved rudely to her and also misbehaved with her daughter over a video call. “My daughter blocked his number after repeated calls,” the complainant said.
She further mentioned in the complaint that she was “worried” and decided to complain after the alleged obscene video controversy. (ANI)
BJP distances itself from alleged sex tapes
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.
While the BJP is contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the state in alliance with the JD(S), Revanna is seeking a fresh term in the Lower House from Hassan and is pitted against the Congress’ Shreyas Patel.
Weighing in on the row over the alleged sleaze tapes, a day after the Congress government announced the formation of an SIT to probe the matter, S Prakash, the chief spokesperson of BJP’s state unit, said, “We, as a party, have nothing to do with the videos and neither do we have any comments to make on the SIT probe announced by the state government into the alleged sex scandal involving Prajwal Revanna.”
Dr Narendra Rangappa, another spokesperson for the BJP’s state unit, simply said, “No comments”, when asked for his take on the purported sleaze videos allegedly involving the JD(S) legislator.
According to sources in the BJP, the party has chosen not to react officially to the alleged sleaze tape case as several of its senior leaders in the state are tight-lipped in the matter.
A BJP leader, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the party has nothing to do with the alleged sex tape and will not react at this time, as it has chosen to keep its distance from a matter that has come as an ’embarrassment’ for the sitting NDA MP from Hassan.
Earlier, on Saturday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah informed that his government has decided to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the sleaze tapes allegedly involving Revanna.
“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,” CM Siddaramaiah posted from his X handle on Saturday.
He added that the decision to conduct an SIT probe was taken in response to a request from the State Women’s Commission.
Earlier, on April 25, the chairperson of the state women’s panel requested CM Siddaramaiah to order an SIT probe into the obscene clips, allegedly involving the JD(S) MP, circulating on social media. (ANI)
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