JDS' First Reaction To Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna's Alleged Sex Videos

In a first reaction to the alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, the JDS on Sunday said that the Congress is doing everything to win the elections while welcoming the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's order to form a Special investigation team to probe the incident.

At a press meet on Sunday, senior JDS leader GT Devegowda said that they had not seen any such videos. "They are doing everything to win the polls," he stated.

"The government is in your hands. The investigating agencies are under your control. With tools like the SIT, CID, and various other laws at your disposal to bring the guilty to justice, we support the government's choice to establish the SIT," he stated

On asking whether Prajwal Revanna has escaped from the country, the JDS leader stated that he was not privy to any information on the matter and mentioned that the party had yet to reach a decision regarding any action to be taken against him.

He also claimed, "Even if my son or my family members have committed a mistake, it is a mistake. They will be punished,"

Prajwal Revanna is the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. He is the son of JDS MLA Holinarasipura MLA and former minister Revanna.

In the Lok Sabha elections, the JDS has forged alliance with the BJP and the SIT was ordered a day after Karnataka had its first phase of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Just days before the polling, a video obscene videos of Prajwal Revanna were reportedly doing rounds in Hassan.

Prajwal, via his election agent, filed a complaint alleging that manipulated videos were being disseminated to smear his reputation.

Poornachandra Tejaswi MG, the election agent for both the Janata Dal (Secular) and the BJP, filed a complaint alleging that Naveen Gowda and several others circulated purported videos aimed at defaming the JDS MP.

Meanwhile, the Congress has come down heavily on the JDS while the BJP has maintained distance from the controversy.