JD(S) suspends MP Prajwal Revanna amid sexual abuse allegations

The Janata Dal (Secular) on Tuesday party MP Prajwal Revanna, who is battling allegations of sexual abuse, reported NDTV.

The party has also issued a notice to Revanna directing him to explain why further action should not be taken against him.

On Sunday, the Karnataka Police filed a case against Revanna and his father, HD Revanna, a former state minister, for sexual harassment and criminal intimidation.

Prajwal Revanna is the incumbent MP from Karnataka’s Hassan constituency and is now seeking re-election from the same seat.

On Saturday, the Congress government in Karnataka announced that a special investigation team will probe the case of “obscene videos” allegedly involving Revanna.

On Monday, Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that the allegations of sexual harassment against Revanna constitute an embarrassment to society.

Kumaraswamy called for a fair investigation and said that “those who commit a crime have to face punishment as per the law of the land”.

He said he was not connected to the allegations against Prajwal Revanna, who is his nephew. “Point to the individual who is facing the allegation,” the former Karnataka chief minister said. “Don’t blame the family. HD Revanna and his family are separate.”

The complainant is a relative of HD Revanna’s wife, according to The Hindu.

The woman has accused the former minister of sexual harassment whenever Revanna’s...

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