NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday defended the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) probe into sexual assault allegations against MP Prajwal Revanna, rejecting claims of government interference. He accused BJP‘s Devaraj Gowda of making misleading accusations and urged central government cooperation to bring Revanna back to India.
Siddaramaiah in his tweet said, “The Special Investigation Team constituted to probe the allegations of sexual assault against MP Prajwal Revanna will conduct an independent and impartial investigation in which the state government will not interfere even a single inch.”
“BJP leader Devaraj Gowda’s allegation that it is a rubber stamp of the government is completely untrue. It is a ploy to avoid investigation with malicious intent to protect criminals. SIT is working in full transparency. The government is bound to prosecute the culprits, no matter how influential they are. It is with this objective in mind that SIT has been formed by including selected efficient officers,” he added
Siddaramaiah in his tweet said, “The Special Investigation Team constituted to probe the allegations of sexual assault against MP Prajwal Revanna will conduct an independent and impartial investigation in which the state government will not interfere even a single inch.”
“BJP leader Devaraj Gowda’s allegation that it is a rubber stamp of the government is completely untrue. It is a ploy to avoid investigation with malicious intent to protect criminals. SIT is working in full transparency. The government is bound to prosecute the culprits, no matter how influential they are. It is with this objective in mind that SIT has been formed by including selected efficient officers,” he added
Siddaramaiah said that BJP leaders should refrain from blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and tarnishing his reputation for the sexual assault case involving MP Prajwal Revanna.
“There is no point in BJP leaders now shouting that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name is being tarnished because of this case, this should have been thought of while forming an alliance with JD (S). The success of the SIT investigation is now entirely dependent on the cooperation of the Central Government. The central government should cooperate in bringing the accused Prajwal Revanna, who is said to be abroad, to India. BJP which still has a political alliance with JDS, needs to clarify its stand,” Siddaramaiah said in his X post.