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The Congress president also insisted that the party did not politicize the issue and denied any involvement. (Photo: PTI File)
HD Revanna was arrested by the SIT on Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting several women after a court denied him relief in the kidnapping case against him
JD(S) Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting several women, will face legal action, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Sunday.
“The SIT has taken action. As per the law, arrests will be made and bail will be given. Justice for the victims is important and those who commit such acts should be taught a lesson. There are strict laws,” Haq told the media.
The Congress president also insisted that the party did not politicize the issue and denied any involvement. He said: “We are not involved in politics. This seems to have been 10 years ago. Their government was also in power at that time. No one should politicize this matter.
HD Levana Arrested
JDS leader and Prajwal’s father HD Revanna was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting several women after a court denied him relief in the kidnapping case against him.
A case of kidnapping was registered against him at the KR Nagar police station in Bengaluru. Revana was booked for kidnapping in connection with the “obscene video” case, and his son Prajwal was also booked. Revanna was taken to the CID office in Bengaluru.
Sitharaman: Congress to hold hearing on evidence against Prajwal
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday claimed that the Congress government in Karnataka failed to take action against MP Hasan for about a year despite knowing about the matter.
Sitharaman claimed that the Congress, fearing that it might lose Vokkaliga votes, remained silent till the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
“They thought Vokkaliga votes might slip away from them and therefore decided to remain silent until the first phase of the Lok Sabha was over. Now they have turned it into a big issue and pushed it, which is typical of the Congress and it shows that they Hypocrisy,” claimed the BJP leader.
(Based on input from each agency)
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