Prajwal sex scandal: Karnataka govt to give financial assistance to rape victims
Karnataka will give financial assistance to victims of alleged sexual assault by Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, AICC general secretary RS Surjewala announced in Belagavi on Sunday as the Congress regime sought to speed up investigations into the reports of sexual abuse of women as revealed by leaked video clips.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar accompanied Surjewala when the latter made the announcement at a media conference. Belagavi is among the 14 Lok Sabha seats that will face polls on May 7.
The AICC leader said the government would give financial assistance to the Hassan rape victims as it was an unprecedented case.
The announcement by the party followed a letter from AICC leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday seeking swift action against the perpetrators of the alleged crime. In his letter, Gandhi said “the rape of our mothers and sisters warrants the strictest possible punishment” and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of campaigning for Revanna Jr in Hassan despite the top BJP leadership coming to know of the candidate’s antecedents in December, last year. The Union Government, he said, wilfully allowed him to flee India to derail any meaningful investigation. BJP State President BY Vijayendra, however, has denied having received any letter from anyone about the alleged abuse of women by the MP.
Surjewala alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were protecting the Hassan MP as he belonged to the BJP’s alliance partner the JDS.
In Bengaluru, the Special
