MEA sends show-cause notice to Prajwal Revanna

The Ministry of External Affairs MEA has served a showcause notice to suspended JDS MP Prajwal Revanna asking why his diplomatic passport should not be cancelled as sought by the Karnataka government in view of allegations of sexual abuse against him people familiar with the matter said on FridayOfficial sources on Thursday had said the MEA is processing the Karnataka governments request to cancel Prajwals diplomatic passport Currently he is believed to be in GermanyThe showcause notice has been served on Prajwal as part of the process initiated to cancel his passport the people cited above saidIt is learnt that the showcause notice was served through emailPrajwal the grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda is at the centre of a mass sexual abuse case and the Hassan MP left India on April 27 a day after voting for the Lok Sabha elections took place in his constituencyIt is learnt that the MEA is undertaking the process to cancel Prajwals diplomatic passport under the provisions of the Passports Act of 1967 as well as related regulationsIf the passport is cancelled then Prajwals stay abroad will be illegal and he may face legal action by concerned authorities in the country he is staying a person familiar with the matter saidOn Wednesday Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to take prompt and necessary actions to cancel Prajwals diplomatic passportThe chief minister sent a similar letter to the prime minister on May 1The Special Investigation Team SIT set up by the Karnataka government to probe the sexual abuse charges against Prajwal wrote the MEA to cancel his diplomatic passport after an arrest warrant was issued against him by a local courtA Blue Corner Notice seeking information on Revannas whereabouts has already been issued by the Interpol following a request by the SITEarlier this month MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Prajwal travelled to Germany on a diplomatic passport and he did not seek political clearance for the tripNo political clearance was either sought from or issued by MEA in respect of the travel of the said MP to Germany Jaiswal had saidObviously no visa note was issued either No visa is required for diplomatic passport holders to travel to Germany The Ministry has not issued visa note for any other country the MEA spokesperson saidPrajwals father H D Revanna a former Karnataka minister was also booked on charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation He is currently out on bailThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever