‘Truth will prevail’: Prajwal Revanna

Hassan MP and Lok Sabha election candidate of the BJPJDS alliance Prajwal Revanna who is facing an inquiry over the alleged sexual abuse of several women said the truth will prevailThe MP who left the country as soon as the election to his constituency ended has also sought seven daysrsquo time to appear before the Special Investigation Team SIT formed by the Karnataka government to inquire into the huge cache of about 3000 explicit videos and photos allegedly pertaining to him which have gone viral on social mediaCongress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate shows a photograph featuring JDS MP Prajwal Revanna PicPTIldquoAs I am not in Bangalore to attend the enquiry I have communicated to CID Bangalore through my advocate Truth will prevail soonrdquo Prajwal grandson of former prime minister and JDS patriarch H D Deve Gowda said in a Facebook postA case has been registered against MLA and former minister H D Revanna and his son Prajwal at Holenarasipura on a complaint lodged by their former cook and relative for allegedly sexually harassing her She also alleged that Prajwal made video calls to her daughter and spoke in an objectionable manner which forced her to block himRevanna tries to find remedy in ritualsKarnataka Smoke billowed as lsquoHavanrsquo fire rituals flames raged in the scorching summer at JDS MLA and former Karnataka Minister H D Revannarsquos residence here on Wednesday Conspicuous was a piece of paper pasted on the wall of his houseSpeaking to reporters Revanna said the SIT has pasted a notice on his house Noting that he has no clue about the content of the notice he said he will cooperateldquoI have strength to face these conspiracies I will face it There is no need to bother I did not do anything wrong I am prepared for any investigation and will fight it in a legal mannerrdquo Revanna saidlsquoPM knew yet appealed for votes for himrsquoCongress Spokesperson Supriya Shrinate alleged that PM Modi knew about alliance partner JDSrsquos Prajwalrsquos alleged crime of sexually abusing several women and yet he appealed for votes for him At press conference here she showed photos of PM with Prajwal and said ldquoHe Modi not only appreciated him but also sought votes for him Prajwal on April 14rdquolsquoCancel diplomatic passport of PrajwalrsquoBengaluru Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said Prajwal used his diplomatic passport to travel abroad and urged PM Modi to take swift action to cancel it In a letter to Modi he asked the PM to take other steps such as using diplomatic and police channels of the GOI as well as international police agencies to ensure swift return of absconding MP to face the full force of the lawIs Modirsquos family a shield for criminals RahulCongress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on PM Narendra Modi over the sexual abuse allegations against JDS leader Prajwal Revanna asking whether being part of ldquoModirsquos political familyrdquo a ldquoguarantee of protection for criminalsrdquoPolice on Sunday booked Prajwal Revanna and his father H D Revanna on charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation based on a complaint from a woman who worked in their householdIn a post in Hindi Gandhi said ldquoAs always Narendra Modi has maintained shameful silence on the gruesome crimes committed against women in KarnatakardquoThis 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