In a show of unity, prominent Vokkaliga leaders of the ruling Congress, including Ministers, on Wednesday accused JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy and BJP leaders of trying to cover up the alleged sexual abuse case involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna by diverting the public attention from ensuring justice to multiple victims to the alleged role of some leaders in mass distribution of pen drives containing video clips connected to the case.
They termed the episode of sexual abuse in Holenarsipur taluk of Hassan district as the “world’s largest sex scandal” and demanded that JD(S) leaders should cooperate with the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has been set up to probe the sexual abuse case that became the major poll issue during the second phase of Lok Sabha election in the State.
At a press conference, Ministers Krishna Byre Gowda, N. Cheluvarayaswamy, M.C. Sudhakar, and Ramalinga Reddy, MLC Dinesh Guligouda, and MP G.C. Chandrashekar alleged that Mr. Kumaraswamy has been deliberately dragging the Vokkaliga community into the alleged scandal and diverting the attention of the media and the public from the actual case involving multiple instances of sexual abuse.
