A massive political turmoil has erupted in Karnataka after the State Government announced a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case. Prajwal Revanna's viral video came to the fore just two days before the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka on April 26. As per reports, over a hundred Prajwal Revanna's videos went viral on social media allegedly linking him to at least more than 300 women. While the Karnataka Government has launched an SIT probe, it is reportedly that Prajwal Revanna fled to Germany to evade the arrest. The Congress-led opposition parties are accusing Prajwal Revanna of taking advantage of his power and developing physical relationships with more than 300 women. Now, the question arises who is Prajwal Revanna?
Who is Prajwal Revanna?
Prajwal Revanna is Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna. Prajwal Revanna is also the grandson of former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda. Prajwal Revanna is the NDA candidate from Hassan in the Lok Sabha elections too. A pen drive with thousands of obscene videos featuring multiple women, allegedly recorded by the politician himself, had been doing the rounds ahead of elections in the constituency.
The decision to form a special probe team, which was announced by the Chief Minister's Office on Saturday. Notably, Poornachandra Tejaswi MG, the election agent for both the JD (S) and the BJP, lodged a complaint alleging that Naveen Gowda and several others circulated purported videos aimed at defaming Revanna.
The FIR says, "Naveen Gowda and others morphed videos and images and circulated them to the voters in the Hassan Lok Sabha segment through pen drives, CDs, and WhatsApp to put Prajwal Revanna in bad light. They are asking the people not to vote for him."
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah took to his official X handle and wrote, " (Translated version) Obscene video clips are circulating in Hassan district, where it appears that women have been s**ually assaulted...In this background, the Chairperson of the Women's Commission had written a letter to the government to conduct an SIT investigation. This decision has been taken in response to their request."