Yet to get Centre’s reply on Prajwal’s passport: Karnataka
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had sent a letter to Narendra Modi on May 1 and followed it up with another letter on May 22, Karnataka Home Minister says in response to Jaishankar’s remark
It is good that the Centre is taking action. But Jaishankar’s remark that we have sent a letter only now and not earlier, is not right G. PARAMESHWARA Karnataka Home Minister
Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday said the State had not received any ocial response from the Centre on its request seeking cancellation of the diplomatic passport of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing multiple allegations of sexual abuse and ed the country on April 27.
Replying to a query on External A¡airs Minister S. Jaishankar’s remark that the State government’s request to cancel the diplomatic passport of Mr. Prajwal Revanna was received on May 22, Mr. Parameshwara hit out at the Centre, asking what had happened to the letter of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 1. The Chief Minister wrote a second letter to Mr. Modi on May 22 appealing once again for cancellation of Mr. Prajwal Revanna’s passport, he pointed out.
Speaking to presspersons here, Mr. Parameshwara said: “As far as I know, we have not received any information from the Centre. I have seen that the External Affairs Minister has told the media that they are taking action and in a couple of days, they will cancel diplomatic passport, but we have not got any written communication.”
The government has set up the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the charges against Mr. Prajwal Revanna.
Referring to the action proposed by the Centre, Mr. Parameshwara said: “It is good that they are taking action. But Mr. Jaishankar’s remark that we have sent a letter only now and not earlier, is not right.”
The Chief Minister said in the letter that Mr. Prajwal Revanna ed on April 27 to Germany using his diplomatic passport shortly after news of his heinous action emerged and just a few hours before the FIR was led against him.
On JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy’s demand that punishment should be given for the real culprits behind the pen drive leak case, Mr. Parameshwara said: “We are doing it and for that purpose only SIT has been formed.”