Mr Gowda stated solely the Congress benefited from the discharge of the movies.
New Delhi:
The controversy over the alleged intercourse scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna has escalated along with his former driver and a BJP chief accusing one another of leaking the movies through which he can allegedly be seen sexually assaulting a number of ladies.
Mr Revanna, who’s the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and nephew of former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy was suspended from the Janata Dal (Secular) earlier at present due to the movies. The 33-year-old left for Germany on Saturday, a day after polling occurred in his constituency and shortly after the movies started circulating on-line.
In a video posted on social media, Karthik, who claimed he labored as Mr Revanna’s driver for 15 years, stated he had given the movies solely to BJP chief G Devaraje Gowda. He stated he did this since had Mr Gowda contested and misplaced in opposition to Mr Revanna’s father, HD Revanna, from the Holenarasipura constituency within the 2023 Karnataka Meeting polls.
“I heard Mr Gowda point out that I gave the pen drive containing the movies to Congress leaders. These are lies. I had approached him since he was a BJP candidate within the final Meeting elections. I assumed I might get justice from him. I did not give it to anybody else as a result of the Congress was in an alliance with the JDS earlier. I went to this BJP chief, however he cheated me,” Karthik stated.
The previous driver stated he had seen the great and dangerous occasions of the Deve Gowda household when he labored there as a driver. “I held a press convention earlier and one other one who labored there additionally spoke out. I hope extra individuals will come ahead,” he stated.
On Saturday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered the structure of a particular investigation staff (SIT) to look into the allegations and Karthik stated he’ll method the staff with paperwork and proof.
“The explanation (for distancing from Mr Revanna) was that my land was taken away and my spouse was crushed up. I used to be mentally tortured. As a result of my land was taken away, I got here out of the job and began my combat (to get again land),” Karthik stated within the message, in line with information company PTI, including that Mr Gowda had written to the BJP brass to not give a ticket to Mr Revanna.
‘Why Would We Launch Movies?’
Mr Gowda advised reporters that Karthik had been seen a number of occasions with Mr Revanna’s Congress rival from Hassan constituency, Shreyas Patel.
“If there was somebody benefiting from this, it was the Congress. Just for his political acquire, the Congress candidate (Shreyas Patel) has mortgaged the modesty of ladies seen within the movies,” Mr Gowda was quoted as saying within the PTI report.
The BJP chief stated neither the JDS nor his social gathering would launch the movies as doing so would damage the NDA, and that he would give essential paperwork to the SIT after they serve him a discover. “Congress leaders will fall within the ditch they’ve dug for others,” he added.
An FIR has been registered in opposition to the Holenarasipura police station in opposition to Mr Revanna and his father for allegedly sexually harassing their former prepare dinner. Karnataka Dwelling Minister G Parameshwara has stated that the Hassan MP might be requested to return to India by the SIT.
