MYSURU/BENGALURU: The
arrest
of JD(S) patriarch and former PM HD Deve Gowda's second grandson in a matter of weeks took party functionaries by surprise and the are trying to distance themselves from the case involving MLC
Suraj Revanna
, who faces charges of unnatural sex, wrongful confinement, and criminal intimidation.
Suraj's uncle and Union minister HD Kumaraswamy refrained from commenting, saying: "Why are you asking me? I don't know anything about the case.
The law will take its own course."
In
Mysuru
, the party's core committee chief G T Devegowda said that disciplinary action against Suraj, son of former minister HD Revanna, may be considered, while also asserting that the JD(S) is not responsible for his alleged actions.
"If one person from Karnataka does something wrong, can the entire 6.5 crore Kannadigas be held responsible? Nevertheless, we have taken cognizance of his arrest and will initiate measures if necessary," he said, assuring that the party will not shield anyone guilty, as demonstrated in the previous case involving Suraj's brother and former MP Prajwal Revanna, who was arrested over three weeks ago for alleged sexual abuse.
JD(S) ally BJP preferred to keep quiet too. BJP's Mandya district in-charge minister N Cheluvarayaswamy dismissed claims of a political motive behind the arrest.
Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah confirmed that govt had granted police full autonomy to investigate the case impartially. "There is no political conspiracy against the Revanna family or JD(S)," he assured.
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