NEW DELHI: DK Shivakumar on Saturday dismissed the allegations levied by G Devaraje Gowda, BJP leader currently in custody, that the Karnataka deputy chief minister was responsible for distributing pen drives allegedly containing explicit videos of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.
In response to Gowda’s allegations, Shivakumar said, “Let him file a complaint to Lokayukta or anyone.He has some mental issues. It’s all baseless and I don’t want to talk about it. I don’t want to talk about people who are mentally ill. The party will take a decision.”
Gowda claimed that Shivakumar had offered him a substantial sum of Rs 100 crore to tarnish the reputation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy in connection with sex videos scandal related to Revanna.
Speaking to reporters while being taken to the district prison in Hassan, Gowda had said, “D K Shivakumar is behind the pen drive case, a team of four Ministers N Chaluvarayaswamy, Krishna Byre Gowda, Priyank Kharge and another minister was formed to handle this. It was done to bring a bad name to the BJP, PM Modi and Kumaraswamy. I was offered Rs 100 crore.” He further alleged that Shivakumar promised to protect him if he implicated Kumaraswamy in the distribution of the pen drives, but since he refused, he is now being framed in various cases.
Revanna, aged 33, is currently facing allegations of sexually abusing multiple women, leading to a political uproar between the ruling Congress party and the BJP-JD(S) alliance.
An Interpol Blue Corner Notice has been issued against Prajwal to facilitate his return. The Congress government has established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the cases. However, BJP and JD(S), both NDA partners, are insisting that the case be transferred to the CBI and are demanding action against those responsible for the widespread distribution of the explicit videos related to the case.
In response to Gowda’s allegations, Shivakumar said, “Let him file a complaint to Lokayukta or anyone.He has some mental issues. It’s all baseless and I don’t want to talk about it. I don’t want to talk about people who are mentally ill. The party will take a decision.”
Gowda claimed that Shivakumar had offered him a substantial sum of Rs 100 crore to tarnish the reputation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy in connection with sex videos scandal related to Revanna.
Speaking to reporters while being taken to the district prison in Hassan, Gowda had said, “D K Shivakumar is behind the pen drive case, a team of four Ministers N Chaluvarayaswamy, Krishna Byre Gowda, Priyank Kharge and another minister was formed to handle this. It was done to bring a bad name to the BJP, PM Modi and Kumaraswamy. I was offered Rs 100 crore.” He further alleged that Shivakumar promised to protect him if he implicated Kumaraswamy in the distribution of the pen drives, but since he refused, he is now being framed in various cases.
Revanna, aged 33, is currently facing allegations of sexually abusing multiple women, leading to a political uproar between the ruling Congress party and the BJP-JD(S) alliance.
An Interpol Blue Corner Notice has been issued against Prajwal to facilitate his return. The Congress government has established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the cases. However, BJP and JD(S), both NDA partners, are insisting that the case be transferred to the CBI and are demanding action against those responsible for the widespread distribution of the explicit videos related to the case.