Prajwal Revanna Videos: Shivakumar, Priyank Kharge Rubbish Allegations of BJP Leader Devaraje Gowda

Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar dismissed as 'baseless' allegations levelled by BJP leader Devaraje Gowda, who claimed that Shivakumar was part of a group of four Congress ministers who were tasked with tarnishing the image of BJP, PM Modi and former CM Kumaraswamy. Shivakumar asserted that their government was committed to ensuring justice to women victims in the sexual abuse case.

Bengaluru : Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and other state ministers Priyank Kharge and N Chaluvaraya swamy on Saturday rubbished allegations levelled by BJP Leader Devaraje Gowda about their role in the circulation of pen drives containing allegedly obscene videos involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.

Speaking to reporters here, Shivakumar said, "Better, let him (Gowda) file a case before Lokayukta or any other agency. I think he has some problems mentally. I'm very sorry, the national and state media shouldn't have picked up such baseless allegations. A person who is in jail, how can he make such allegations? All these are baseless. I don't want to comment."

Asked if he will be filing any defamation case against Gowda, Shivakumar said, "I don't want to make any comment or speak on a person who is mentally sick. I appeal to his party people to get him a good treatment." Shivakumar also asserted that his government's commitment to get justice for women victims of the sexual abuse case, and expressed confidence about the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) ongoing probe.

Minister Priyank Kharge said Gowda has alleged that three responsible ministers in the state government were part of a team and that there was a conspiracy. "We will discuss and whatever required legal recourse, we will take,"

"Devaraje Gowda might be doing this to defame Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah. If he had a Rs 100 crore offer, he should have told Amit Shah (Union Home Minister) and get it investigated. He could have got CBI, ED, or IT raids done. Why didn't he do it? Claims have been made that he (Gowda) was sent Rs 5 crore as advance at a club, let them get CCTV footage and see who were all there," Priyank Kharge said.

While speaking to reporters here, he further said Gowda is a lawyer and when he deposed before the Judge he should have informed about the documents and should have presented them before the court.

Minister Chaluvarayaswamy said allegations about the role of Shivakumar and a team of ministers being formed to oversee the circulation of pen drives are "baseless". "If Gowda proves that Chaluvarayaswamy, Priyank Kharge and Krishna Byre Gowda had held a meeting on this case and we as a team were given responsibility and we were involved in this case, I will apologise," he said and alleged that Gowda was being used to mislead everybody from the main case of sexual abuse.

BJP leader and advocate G Devaraje Gowda, who is in custody after being arrested in a sexual abuse case and is also facing charges of video leak, on Friday alleged that Deputy CM Shivakumar and four other ministers are behind the circulation of the pen drives and was being fixed in false cases as he did not agree to be part of their plan. He has even alleged that he was offered Rs 100 crore by Shivakumar to "bring a bad name" to the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and to tarnish the image of JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy in Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case.

While being taken from court in Hassan, Gowda on Friday spoke to media and alleged that Shivakumar is behind pen drive case, and a team of four Ministers - N Chaluvarayaswamy, Krishna Byre Gowda, Priyank Kharge and another minister -- was formed to handle this, with an intention to bring bad name to BJP, PM Modi and Kumaraswamy.

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