JD(S) suspends MP Prajwal Revanna after sexual abuse case

A half-burned poster of JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna during a protest

JD(S) on Tuesday suspended its Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna from the party with immediate effect over an alleged sexual harassment case involving him.

The suspension came minutes after the party core committee that met in Hubballi recommended his suspension to its national president and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, who is also Revanna's grandfather.

"Videos of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna allegedly harassing women are widely in circulation on social media and media and this has caused huge embarrassment to the party and its leadership," the suspension order said.

Prajwal Revanna

Stating that the Congress government in Karnataka has constituted a Special Investigation Team to investigate this, it said, "In this backdrop, as per JD(S)' party constitution and rules regarding breach of discipline and punishment, Prajwal Revanna has been suspended with immediate effect."

The suspension order, signed by party General Secretary K R Shivakumar, was released to the media following approval from the JD(S) national President.

Prajwal is the BJP-JD(S) alliance's candidate from Hassan, which went to the polls on Friday. The 33-year-old is the son of H D Deve Gowda's elder son H D Revanna, who is an MLA and a former Minister. Prajwal's uncle H D Kumaraswamy is state president of JD(S).

‘BJP will not tolerate any insult to women'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday condemned the alleged sexual abuse of women involving Lok Sabha MP Prajwal Revanna, asserting that the BJP will not tolerate any insult to women. Revanna (33) is the BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate for Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, which went to polls on April 26.

NSUI members burn a poster of Prajwal. Pics/PTI

Earlier in the day, the JD(S) suspended Revanna from the party with immediate effect. "The issue regarding Revanna that has been reported in the media is very hurtful and cannot be tolerated in any way," Shah told a press conference here. "The BJP's stand is very clear; we will not tolerate any insult to ‘matri aur nari shakti' (women empowerment)," he asserted.

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