The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) sent an email show-cause notice to suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, asking why his diplomatic passport should not be canceled as asked by the Karnataka government in the sexual assault case filed against him. Prajwal is fleeing arrest and is thought to be hiding in Germany.
New Delhi The Ministry of External Affairs( MEA) has served a show- cause notice to suspended JD( S) MP Prajwal Revanna asking why his politic passport shouldn’t be cancelled as sought by the Karnataka government in view of allegations of sexual abuse against him, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
sanctioned sources on Thursday had said the MEA is recycling the Karnataka government’s request to cancel Prajwal’s politic passport. presently, he’s believed to be in Germany. The show- cause notice has been served on Prajwal as part of the process initiated to cancel his passport, the people cited over said. It’s learnt that the show- cause notice was served through dispatch.
Prajwal, the grandson of former high minister HD Deve Gowda, is at the centre of a mass sexual abuse case and the Hassan MP left India on April 27, a day after advancing for the Lok Sabha choices took place in his constituency. It’s learnt that the MEA is bearing the process to cancel Prajwal’s politic passport under the vittles of the Passports Act of 1967 as well as affiliated regulations.
still, also Prajwal’s stay abroad will be illegal and he may face legal action by concerned authorities in the country he’s staying, a person familiar with the matter said, If the passport is cancelled. On Wednesday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote a alternate letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi prompting him to take” prompt and necessary” conduct to cancel Prajwal’s politic passport.
The chief minister transferred a analogous letter to the high minister on May 1. The Special Investigation Team( SIT) set up by the Karnataka government to probe the sexual abuse charges against Prajwal wrote the MEA to cancel his politic passport after an arrest leave was issued against him by a original court.
A’ Blue Corner Notice’ seeking information on Revanna’s whereabouts has formerly been issued by the Interpol following a request by the SIT. before this month, MEA prophet Randhir Jaiswal said Prajwal travelled to Germany on a politic passport and he didn’t seek political concurrence for the trip.” No political concurrence was moreover sought from or issued by MEA in respect of the trip of the said MP to Germany,” Jaiswal had said.
” Obviously, no visa note was issued moreover. No visa is needed for politic passport holders to travel to Germany. The Ministry has not issued visa note for any other country,” the MEA prophet said. Prajwal’s father H D Revanna, a former Karnataka minister, was also reserved on charges of sexual importunity and felonious intimidation. He’s presently out on bail.
