K’taka CM writes to PM Modi again; seeks cancellation of Prajwal Revanna's passport

Bengaluru: In a second letter, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urges Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take "prompt and necessary" in revoking Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna's diplomatic passport. Revanna is accused of sexually abusing women.

Despite the seriousness of the situation, he called it "disheartening" that his earlier letter on the subject had not been acted upon.

The chief minister earlier on May 1 had written to Modi urging him to move the Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs to take swift action to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal.

Recently, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the state government to probe the serial sex abuse charges against the MP, had also written to the Ministry of External Affairs to cancel his diplomatic passport, on the basis of an arrest warrant issued against him by the court.

"I write to you once again to draw attention to the grave series of incidents that Prajwal Revanna has been accused of committing. These incidents have not only shocked the conscience of the people of the State of Karnataka but have also caused a nationwide concern," Siddaramaiah said in his letter to the PM dated May 22.

He said, "It is shameful that Prajwal Revanna, a Member of Parliament from Hassan constituency, who is also contesting for re-election in the present general elections, and who is the grandson of a former Prime Minister, fled the country, the 27th of April, 2024 to Germany using his diplomatic passport bearing number D1135500 shortly after news of his heinous actions emerged and just a few hours before the first FIR was filed against him.”

With PTI inputs