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Karnataka CM on MUDA Scam Allegations: “Will Not Resign, Political Plot to Destabilise Government

September 27, 2024, 2:53 pm

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah firmly stated on Friday that he will not step down over the allegations surrounding the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment scam. The CM dismissed demands for his resignation, accusing the opposition of attempting to destabilize his government.

Opposition’s Alleged Political Maneuvering

Speaking to reporters, Siddaramaiah argued that the resignation calls were politically motivated. “I will not resign. HD Kumaraswamy is a minister who is on bail after an FIR was lodged against him. This is all a ploy to destabilize our government,” he said. He further mentioned the failed “Operation Lotus,” and highlighted that his government has the support of 136 legislators. “They [the opposition] formed governments without a mandate twice; did Yediyurappa win? We will fight this legally,” he added.

Government Response: Open to Investigation

Senior minister Priyank Kharge supported the Chief Minister, challenging the opposition to produce evidence of corruption in the MUDA case. Kharge emphasized that the government had established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by a retired judge to probe the matter. “The CM is clear; he’s open to investigation. BJP is free to submit any evidence they have to the SIT or the Lokayukta,” Kharge stated.

BJP’s Accusations of Corruption

Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused Siddaramaiah of admitting guilt in the MUDA scam. Bhandari claimed that the Karnataka High Court found that the CM was involved in granting undue benefits worth Rs. 55 crore to his family through MUDA land allotments. “The CM has revoked the CBI’s general consent to avoid an independent investigation,” he alleged, labeling Siddaramaiah as corrupt and blaming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for promoting corrupt individuals within the party.

The controversy escalated on Wednesday when a Special Court in Bengaluru directed the Karnataka Lokayukta to investigate Siddaramaiah in connection with alleged illegal land allotments made by MUDA to his wife, Parvathi, worth Rs. 56 crore. The order came after the Karnataka High Court upheld the Governor’s sanction for investigating the Chief Minister.

Niti Aayog Reorganized: New Members Include Shivraj Singh Chouhan, HD Kumaraswamy, Chirag Paswan

July 17, 2024, 3:52 am

The Central government on Tuesday reorganized the composition of the Niti Aayog, including representatives from the National Democratic Alliance’s ally parties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the chairperson, with no changes to the Vice Chairman and other full-time members. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is now an ex officio member, while Union ministers JP Nadda, HD Kumaraswamy, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Ram Mohan Naidu, Jual Oram, Chirag Paswan, and Annapurna Devi have been added as special invitees.

“In continuation of Cabinet Secretariat notification… the Prime Minister has approved the revised composition of NITI Aayog,” a notification from the Rashtrapati Bhawan said.

Meanwhile, Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Anurag Thakur, who were inducted into the commission last year, did not retain their seats this year. According to a notification from Rashtrapati Bhawan, Suman K Bery will continue as the Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog, alongside full-time members VK Saraswat, Ramesh Chand, VK Paul, and Arvind Virmani.

HD Kumaraswamy Appeals Prajwal Revanna To Come Back

May 21, 2024, 12:20 pm

In an update to Prajwal Revanna case, JD(S)leader HD Kumaraswamy has recently appealed Hassan’s MP Prajwal Revanna to come back to Karnataka and face the probe.

Talking to a reporter, he said “…I would appeal to him (Prajwal Revanna) to come back to Karnataka and face this investigation… If you have not done anything then why are you afraid, why did you run away?

Further, he also accused Karnataka’s congress government of misusing this issue. And later, he also responded to the allegation of 400 rapes committed made by Rahul Gandhi.

Saying “Where is the small piece of document with Rahul Gandhi? His government is running here. Even Priyanka Gandhi, she also in a public meeting, more than 2000, 3000 incidents took place. That is her charge. They wanted to destroy the strength of the NDA. They are misusing the issue.”

HD Deve Gowda’s Statement

Earlier on May 18, JDS patriarch HD Deve Gowda declared, that all legal avenues should be pursued against Prajwal, however his son HD Revanna was framed in this case.

”HD Kumaraswamy has already spoken on behalf of our family and party regarding the allegations against Prajwal Revanna and HD Revanna. The government must pursue all possible legal avenues against Prajwal Revanna. However, it is evident that the cases against HD Revanna were orchestrated to target him.”said Deve Gowda.

These statements were made around the time when Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah urged the central government, on May 6th, to assist the Karnataka SIT team in their investigation by facilitating the return of Revanna to India.

Talking about central government, Karnataka CM said

“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.”

He further announced, that SIT will conduct fair and an impartial investigation, without any interference from the state government.

So far, HD Revanna along with his son are facing investigation by SIT over sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following the complaint of Household maid.

Obscene Video Row: NCW Makes Shocking Revelation On Prajwal Revanna’s Case

May 10, 2024, 12:43 pm

In a fresh twist to Pranjal Revanna’s sexual harassment case, the National Commission of Women made a fresh revelation on Friday.

According to NCW, the women allegedly approached them, claiming that they were forced to file a complaint against Hassan MP (who is accused of Sexual abuse & kidnapping).

Further, the women have also requested protection for their families. Alleging, they have been receiving threats through multiple calls.

Later, the NCW recounted the incident involving three girls and stated, “One woman had approached the NCW to file a complaint against three people who were dressed in civilian clothes, and she claimed that they had introduced themselves as Karnataka police. She also complained that she received many calls from unknown numbers asking her to file a complaint against the accused. It has come to the light that the woman was forced by a group of individuals to the complaint under harassment charges.”

Also, the NCW has debunked reports related to complaints from 700 women. Taking to X, the women commission revealed “NCW would like to state that 700 women have not made any complaints to NCW regarding the Prajwal Revanna case. Some media channels are falsely reporting this.”

This significant development coincides with a time when Pranjal Revanna had already fled the country. However, his father, JDS MLA HD Revanna, has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse and kidnapping.

HD’S Kumaraswamy’s Reaction

Meanwhile, the JDS patriarch and uncle of Prajwal Revanna, HD Kumaraswamy, alleged the Congress’s involvement in the SIT probe and demanded a fair and objective investigation into the matter.

Later, he also met Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot and submitted his memorandum on the same.

He further accused the Congress of the misuse of power and questioned the presence of the alleged 2900 victims.

“The Congress is saying that there are 2900 victims but where are they? The government is just missing its powers.”- said HD Kumaraswamy

What Had Happened in the Case So far

Prajwal Revanna was recently booked for alleged sexual harassment case on April 28, as per his former housekeeper’s complaint.

As a result, the Karnataka government had constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the matter.

Later, the national commission of Women strongly condemned the fled accused and had earlier taken Suo-motu cognisance.

However, it had asked Karnataka Director General of Police to submit detailed report within 3 days.

Prajwal Revanna ‘Obscene Video Case’: HD Kumaraswamy Alleges 25,000 Pen Drives Involved

May 7, 2024, 7:02 pm

JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy alleged on Tuesday that 25,000 pen drives containing sexually explicit videos, purportedly recorded by his nephew Prajwal Revanna, were distributed across Karnataka before the Lok Sabha elections last month. Kumaraswamy accused Congress leader DK Shivakumar of orchestrating this “conspiracy.”

Prajwal Revanna allegedly flew abroad on April 27, following the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls. HD Kumaraswamy claimed that the pen drives were initially circulated in Bengaluru Rural, the constituency of DK Shivakumar’s brother, DK Suresh.

Prajwal Revanna, who is the MP and JD(S) candidate in Karnataka’s Hassan, along with his father MLA H D Revanna, faces allegations of molesting their cook, with an additional case of rape registered against him. Earlier this month, Revanna’s father was arrested in a kidnapping case related to alleged sexual assault. In response to these allegations, the Karnataka government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the charges.

Hinting at DK Shivakumar’s involvement, Kumaraswamy criticized the SIT, dubbing it the “Siddaramaiah Investigation Team” and “Shivakumar Investigation Team.” He questioned why action wasn’t taken against individuals named in complaints related to the distribution of the pen drives, despite his party’s polling agent filing a complaint.

Kumaraswamy also raised concerns about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s remarks predicting the defeat of all three JD(S) candidates in the Lok Sabha elections, suggesting a possible conspiracy. JD(S) has suspended Prajwal Revanna, and authorities have issued a Blue Corner notice to locate him as he has been missing since April 27.

Prajwal Revanna ‘Obscene’ Video Case: HD Kumaraswamy Alleges Congress of Image Manipulation

April 30, 2024, 12:54 pm

Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy accused the Congress party of distorting facts to tarnish his family’s reputation amid the controversy surrounding his nephew and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna in an ‘obscene’ video case.

When asked if Revanna would be expelled from the JD(S), Kumaraswamy stated, “We are not going to protect him, we will take severe action, but the government’s responsibility is greater.” He added that further information would be provided after a Core Committee meeting of the JD(S).

Kumaraswamy emphasized that neither his party nor his family was responsible for Revanna’s actions. He described the situation as an individual issue concerning Prajwal Revanna and stressed that it was the government’s duty to bring him to justice.

“We are not seeking any protection. We will take severe action, but the government’s responsibility is greater. This is a shameful issue. I am not protecting any person. We have fought against these kinds of illegal things. This is a serious issue. The government has to expose the real picture and the ground reality,” Kumaraswamy stated.

Prajwal Revanna was booked in an alleged sexual harassment case on April 28 based on complaints by his former housekeeper. The case has been registered under sections 354A, 354D, 506, and 509 of the IPC on charges of sexual harassment, intimidation, and outraging the dignity of a woman.

The Karnataka government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged obscene video case against MP Revanna. The SIT, led by IPS officer Vijay Kumar Singh, has begun its investigation.

Prajwal Revanna is the BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate in Hassan in Karnataka, which went to polls on April 26 in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of the Prajwal Revanna case and has asked the Karnataka Director General of Police to submit a detailed report within three days. The NCW strongly condemned the incident and urged swift action to apprehend the accused, who has reportedly fled the country.

‘Obscene Videos Contyroversy’: HD Kumaraswamy’s Reaction on MP Prajwal Flees From India

April 30, 2024, 9:50 am

HD Kumaraswamy, a former chief minister of Karnataka and leader of the Janata Dal (Secular), addressed the controversies surrounding the purportedly lewd video issue involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. He declared that anyone found guilty of any crime would be prosecuted under the law.

HD Kumaraswamy questioned the timing of the purported tapes featuring Prajwal Revanna’s release during a news conference in Shivamogga. Why weren’t these films released sooner rather than three days ago, he wondered. He underlined the importance of the SIT probe revealing the truth and the need for those culpable for any errors to face legal consequences.

With regard to the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, HD Kumaraswamy expressed optimism that the incident will not have a major effect on the results, especially in Hassan, where HD Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna is running.

A complaint made by their cook led to the filing of cases of sexual harassment and stalking against HD Revanna, the son of former prime minister Deve Gowda, and Prajwal Revanna, his grandson.

In response to rumours that Prajwal Revanna had left the nation, HD Kumaraswamy said that they had no prior knowledge of the matter and that it was a personal matter. That he could not keep an eye on Prajwal Revanna’s whereabouts every day was something he made clear.

JD(S) MLA Samruddhi Manjunath expressed concerns about the humiliation the issue has caused for party workers, while MLA Sharana Gowda Kandakur wrote to party president HD Deve Gowda seeking Prajwal Revanna’s dismissal from the party over the alleged obscene video case.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the leader of the Congress, questioned whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would say nothing about the alleged sex scandal, prompting criticism of the BJP. The party also released a letter disclosing the existence of a pen drive having “sleaze videos of Prajwal Revanna,” which was written by a BJP leader to the Karnataka BJP president.

PM Narendra Modi greets former PM, HD Deve Gowda

December 21, 2023, 4:07 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met MLA HD Revanna, Janata Dal (Secular) Karnataka leader HD Kumaraswamy, and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda today in the nation’s capital. The previous prime minister’s outstanding contribution to the development of the nation was commended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Prime Minister posted on X, “Always a delight to meet former PM HD Deve Gowda Ji, HD Kumaraswamy ji and HD Revanna Ji.”
“India greatly cherishes Deve Gowda Ji’s exemplary contribution to the nation’s progress. His thoughts on diverse policy matters are insightful and futuristic,” PM added.
Taking to the X, HD Kumaraswamy thanked PM Modi and said, “I was blown away by the bond between them and the love and trust they both have for each other. The meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in the Parliament House was very memorable. I am thankful for the love, trust and affection shown towards us by the honourable Prime Minister.”
“Former minister HD Revanna, former MP Kupendra Reddy, MP Prajwal Revanna, MLA CN Balakrishna were with him,” Kumaraswamy added.

This meeting is significant because it takes place a few days after Deve Gowda and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge met “surprise” on December 15. Notably, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Janata Dal (Secular) of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda formally joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and on September 22 announced an alliance with the BJP in Karnataka.

Massive political fight erupts over Karnataka government decision to withdraw the CBI probe against DK Shivakumar

November 24, 2023, 1:36 pm

After the state government, led by the Congress party, approved a proposal to end the CBI’s investigation into Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in the case of allegedly disproportionate assets, a political battle broke out in the state. Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra criticized the state cabinet on Friday for deciding to drop a CBI case that was looking into Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s alleged disproportionate assets, calling it “totally illegal” under the Constitution. Shivakumar was told by Vijayendra to respect the law and not back such cabinet decisions. He further urged the Chief Minister to reverse this choice.

“The decision taken by the state cabinet pertaining to DK Shivakumar’s disproportionate assets case The decision of the cabinet is totally illegal under the Constitution. I request our deputy CM, DK Shivakumar, that if you have faith in the legal process and legal remedy, then please don’t entertain such decisions taken by the cabinet… I demand CM take back this decision. Crores of money have been seized in Karnataka and other states. When the ED is investigating the entire issue, then the decision of the cabinet is completely illegal,” Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra said.

“This government is in power to safeguard the dacoits,” declared JDS leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, criticizing the Congress-led Karnataka government for approving a proposal to drop a CBI case looking into the Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s alleged disproportionate assets.

Karnataka former CM Kumaraswamy slams Congress for boycotting of Parliament inauguration

May 26, 2023, 3:30 pm

HD Kumaraswamy, former chief minister of Karnataka and leader of the Janata Dal (Secular), slams the Congress party for announcing a boycott of the opening ceremony of the new Parliament building in the national capital.

He further claimed that the Congress party is merely opposing the Parliament inauguration to garner a few votes from a small group of individuals. The Congress party claims that the BJP administration at the centre has disrespected the Adivasi community by not inviting President Droupadi Murmu to the new parliament building’s inaugural event.

The grand old party also called for a nationwide protest and rejected their attendance at the inauguration. Responding to the Congress’ charges of disrespecting the Adivasi people, Kumaraswamy stated, “By calling for a boycott, the Congress party is simply creating a political threat.”

The senior JDS leader further stated that the Congress is merely looking for a small number of votes. “All these are attempts to get a few votes from a certain community and even Congress is aware of its hypocrisy. I wanted to ask them if the boycott is only restricted to the inauguration or will they even boycott the parliament sessions in near future?” Kumaraswamy asked.

On 28 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will dedicate the new Parliament building. A total of 25 political parties have confirmed their attendance at the event. AIADMK, Apna Dal, Republican Party of India, Shiv Sena Shinde faction, NPP, and NPF are among the few NDA parties to participate.

The Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress, and other parties issued a joint statement on Wednesday, calling PM Modi’s decision to inaugurate the new Parliament a “assault on democracy.”

KUMARASWAMY WARMS UP TO BJP, BUT REFUTES JDS’ MERGER RUMOURS

December 23, 2020, 3:05 am

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy put out statements late on Sunday night that talks of a BJP and JDS merger are baseless and that the latter is supporting the saffron party on an issue-to-issue basis only.

The camaraderie between the two political leaders had led to speculations of a merger, especially after the unruly scenes on the floor of the upper house when the BJP and JDS came together to placate Congress’s chairman Prathap Chandra Shetty. However, the changing political weather in Karnataka has prompted all the big leaders to jump into the issue with their own takes on the unfolding developments.

On Monday, both BSY and HDK clarified again that there was absolutely no truth to rumours about any kind of a merger. While BSY maintained that it is insulting to talk about a merger, as both former Chief Minister HDK and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda were striving to preserve the JDS, HDK, on the other hand, said that the JDS, which is the only regional party in Karnataka, prides itself of being a party of Kannadigas and to merge JDS with BJP would be a display of plain stupidity. Going a step ahead, HDK said that his real politicking will begin in 2023, when the state goes to the polls, and that he is preparing the ground for the all-important elections.

The Chief Minister, in a statement, dismissed reports, describing them as ‘’pure lies’’. “The confusing news that JD(S) MLAs will join BJP or the JD(S) merging with BJP is pure lies. There is nothing like that,” he said. Yediyurappa said that the JD(S) had extended support only on the issue of removing the legislative council chairman from his post. The JD(S), he pointed out, had not supported the BJP on bringing the anti-cow slaughter bill due to which the government had to take the ordinance route.

“I want to clarify that for Janata Dal Secular, the situation of committing suicide by merging with another party has not yet come. I don’t foresee such a situation gripping us in the future too,’’ HDK tweeted.

Stating that JD(S) is a party of Kannadigas with self-esteem and would never think of such a move, former chief minister HDK said that his party “will never display such stupidity.” “At the most, we may extend issue-based support to the BJP, if needed in the coming days, in public interest. No importance needs to be attached to any imaginary reports in this regard,’’ HDK said.

“Didn’t the Congress party withdraw support for the IK Gujral-led government citing DMK link to Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination and later entered into an alliance with the same party for over a decade? Didn’t DMK join hands with both NDA and UPA? Didn’t Nitish Kumar tie up with RJLD and then dump it and join hands with BJP? There are dozens of such examples. We are supporting BJP on select issues and we will do whatever it takes to support BJP as long as it benefits the people. Wherever we feel the people will get adversely affected, we will oppose them,’’ said HDK, adding that his father’s secular credentials was the only reason why he agreed to a JDS-Congress coalition government. He also said that it was only because of Congress’ double standards that he has been forced to take such steps.

About talks of JDS being the B-team of the BJP, he shot back at Siddaramaiah, stating that it was the Congress which came to his doorstep with the proposal and if JDS was indeed the B-team, the question of agreeing to Congress’ proposal wouldn’t have arisen.