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HUBBALLI: Days after a
sexual harassment case
was filed against JD(S) MP and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda's grandson
Prajwal Revanna
, the party has suspended him until the SIT investigation is concluded.
HD Kumaraswamy
, former chief minister of Karnataka and Janata Dal (Secular) leader during the JD(S) Core Committee meeting on Tuesday said, "Prajwal Revanna's suspension is till the investigation is completed."
The JD(S) leader said that his party and family are not accountable for Revanna's actions.
"...We are not going to protect him, we will take severe action but the government's responsibility is more," Kumaraswamy said, adding that further details will be shared after the JD(S) Core Committee meeting.
Kumaraswamy clarified that he is not seeking protection for Prajwal Revanna and urged the Karnataka government to uncover the truth behind the issue. He stressed that the government must expose the real picture and ground reality, not him.
Prajwal Revanna was booked in an alleged sexual harassment case on April 28 following a complaint by his former housekeeper. The case has been registered under various sections of the IPC related to sexual harassment, intimidation, and outraging the dignity of a woman. The complainant alleged that both Prajwal Revanna and his father HD Revanna had sexually assaulted her, with the latter touching her inappropriately when his wife was not at home.
The Karnataka government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the case, headed by IPS officer Vijay Kumar Singh and including DG CID Suman D Pennekar and IPS officer Seema Latkar. The National Commission for Women has also taken suo motu cognizance of the case and has requested the Karnataka Director General of Police to submit a detailed report within three days.
Prajwal Revanna is the BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate in Hassan, Karnataka, which went to the polls on April 26 during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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