Karnataka Leader of Opposition and BJP leader R Ashoka said that even if Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna wins the Lok Sabha election from Hassan constituency, action will be taken against him.
Prajwal Revanna is facing a probe after sexual assault allegations were levelled against him. The Hassan MP, who is currently in Germany, is seeking another term from the Lok Sabha seat.
Speaking to India Today TV, R Ashoka pulled up Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress veteran Siddaramaiah for allowing Prajwal to “escape”.
“We have been telling for a long time to take action against HD Revanna and Prajwal. The government has acted late. Why did Siddaramaiah support Prajwal in Hassan for all these five years?” the Karnataka Leader of Opposition asked.
Congress and the JD(S) had forged an alliance after the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election and replicated the same in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the JD(S) is BJP’s ally in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Karnataka.
R Ashoka told India Today TV that HD Revanna’s arrest won’t affect the image of the BJP because the former Karnataka Minister contested on a JD(S) symbol.
Ashoka said if the BJP wins the majority of Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, it will take stringent action against Prajwal Revanna.
On Saturday, the police arrested HD Revanna, former state minister and Prajwal Revanna’s father, who is also named in the alleged scandal. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) put together by the Karnataka Police arrested HD Revanna based on a kidnapping complaint filed by the son of a woman, who used to work in their house.
Explicit videos allegedly involving Prajwal Revanna had started making the rounds in recent days, following which the SIT was formed to probe the case. Multiple cases have been lodged against both Prajwal and HD Revanna, including a rape case against the former.
The JD(S) MP, however, has alleged the videos were morphed and also lodged a complaint in the matter via his polling agent.
A global lookout notice has been issued against Prajwal Revanna at all immigration centres around the world. Additionally, the CBI is likely to seek a ‘Blue Corner Notice’ from Interpol against the Hassan MP.