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Lok Sabha polls: 6th phase battle intensifies as nation votes tomorrow | Latest News India

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The penultimate sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls gets underway on Saturday as the electoral battle intensifies with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi continue to lead their party’s charge. Delhi will go to polls on Saturday. (Representative file photo) Rahul Gandhi’s ride in a Metro Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Gandhi on Thursday took a ride on the Delhi Metro and interacted with passengers. In a post on social media platform X, Gandhi shared pictures from the journey. “Metro travel with Delhiites. Met fellow passengers and enquired about their well being – I am happy to see that our initiative of building Metro in Delhi has proved so convenient for public transportation,” he captioned the post. Gandhi is also campaigning extensively in support of party candidate Kanhaiya Kumar in Delhi. Delhi will go to polls on Saturday. The results will be announced on June 4. Sonia Gandhi appeals for INDIA alliance victory “This is …

MEA processing Karnataka’s request to cancel Prajwal’s diplomatic passport | India News

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With Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah writing a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting that the diplomatic passport issued to JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna be cancelled, sources said that MEA has received a letter from the Karnataka government for cancellation of the diplomatic passport, which is being processed. Revanna had reportedly left the country before an FIR was lodged against him in connection with the sexual abuse allegations. Siddaramaiah’s letter, dated May 22, comes three weeks after the first on May 1, where he had sought the Central government’s help in securing Prajwal’s custody. “It is disheartening that my previous letter raising similar concerns on the issue has not, to the best of my knowledge, been acted upon despite the gravity of the situation,” Siddaramaiah said in the letter, shared by the CMO Thursday. Meanwhile, two days after JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy made a public appeal for the Hassan MP to return to India, former PM H D Deve Gowda and JD(S) national president Thursday warned his grandson Prajwal, asking him to return …

MEA Processing Karnataka Govt’s Request to Cancel Prajwal Revanna’s Diplomatic Passport

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JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna has been acussed of sexually harassing several women at his Bengaluru residence. (File Image: News18) “The MEA has received a letter from the Karnataka government for cancellation of diplomatic passport in respect of MP Prajwal Revanna. This is being processed,” a source said The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is processing a request by the Karnataka government to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal Revanna, the suspended Janata Dal (Secular) MP who is accused of sexual abuse of several women and is believed to be in Germany now. Official sources said the MEA has begun the process to revoke Prajwal’s passport after receiving a letter from the Karnataka government. Prajwal, the grandson of former prime 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 voting for the Lok Sabha elections took place in his constituency. “The MEA has received a letter from the Karnataka government for cancellation of diplomatic passport in respect of MP …

Centre Working On Request To Cancel Prajwal Revanna’s Diplomatic Passport: Sources

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Prajwal Ravanna is facing charges of multiple instances of sexually abusing women New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs has received a letter from the Karnataka government for the cancellation of the diplomatic passport of suspended Janata Dal Secular MP Prajwal Revanna, official sources said on Thursday. The Karnataka government’s request to the Centre came after Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of multiple instances of sexually abusing women, fled the country using his diplomatic passport last month.  “The MEA has received a letter from the Karnataka government for cancellation of diplomatic passport in respect of MP Prajwal Revanna. This is being processed,” official sources said. ALSO READ | How Prajwal Revanna, Accused Of Sex Harassment, Left India Without A Visa Prajwal Revanna, who is former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson, is at the centre of a political storm after hundreds of explicit videos allegedly featuring him leaked late last month. The 33-year-old MP faces multiple cases of rape, sexual harassment, voyeurism and criminal intimidation. Revanna, who is the NDA nominee for the Hassan Lok …

MEA processing Karnataka’s request to cancel Prajwal Revanna’s diplomatic passport | Latest News India

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The external affairs ministry is processing the Karnataka government’s request for cancelling the diplomatic passport of MP Prajwal Revanna, the suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader who faces allegations of mass sexual abuse and is currently in Germany, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. A protest against Prajwal Revanna in Bengaluru on April 30. (PTI) The Karnataka government’s formal letter seeking the revocation of Revanna’s passport was received by the external affairs ministry on Tuesday, the people said on condition of anonymity. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! “This is being processed under the provisions of the Passports Act of 1967 and relevant regulations,” one of the people cited above said without giving more details. It was not immediately clear how long the process of cancelling the passport would take. On May 2, the external affairs ministry acknowledged that Revanna travelled to Germany on a diplomatic passport but said authorities had no role in facilitating a visa for him. Ministry …

Siddaramaiah Has already Labelled Prajwal Revanna As Criminal: Kumaraswamy

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Kumaraswamy said that Prajwal Revanna is still an accused in the case. Bengaluru: JD-S MP Prajwal Revanna, who is still an accused, has already been labelled a criminal by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, JD-S leader and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday. Prajwal Revanna — the grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and nephew of Mr Kumaraswamy — is the prime accused in the sex video scandal in Karnataka who is presently on run. Speaking to reporters here, Mr Kumaraswamy maintained that Prajwal Revanna is still an accused in the case. “Has his offence been proved? The investigating team leaked information to the media that there is no visible face of a person in the alleged videos. Doesn’t the CM know this? To uphold morality, Prajwal Revanna was suspended from the party when the charges surfaced against him. We have not shown arrogance like CM Siddaramaiah,” he said. “Due to his arrogance, the CM’s son’s case was hushed up. A video showed him asking over the phone why there was a sixth name …

“No Objection To Action If Guilty”

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Prajwal Revanna is the grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. Bengaluru: JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda, who turned 92 on Saturday, broke his silence on the sexual abuse charges leveled against his grandson and MP Prajwal Revanna. He stated that he has no objection to the action taken against him if found guilty. However, he mentioned that the cases against his son, JD(S) MLA HD Revanna, who is facing charges of sexual harassment and kidnapping of a woman, were ‘created’. He refrained from further commenting as the matter is sub judice. Recently, Gowda announced his decision not to celebrate his birthday and requested well-wishers and party workers to wish him from wherever they are. “… I don’t want to comment on things that are going on in the court regarding Revanna. Prajwal Revanna has gone abroad. Regarding that, Kumaraswamy (Gowda’s other son and state JD(S) chief) has, on behalf of our family, said it is the duty of the government to take action in accordance with the law of the land,” Gowda …

BJP Leader Devaraje Gowda Remanded To Judicial Custody In Molestation And Rape Case

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Last Updated: May 11, 2024, 23:20 IST BJP leader G. Devaraje Gowda. (Image: PTI) An FIR was registered against Gowda on a complaint by a 36-year-old woman from Hassan, who alleged that he molested and raped her on the pretext of helping her sell her property BJP leader and advocate G Devaraje Gowda, arrested for alleged molestation and rape, was on Saturday remanded to 14 days judicial custody. The BJP leader was arrested at the Gulihal toll gate by the Hiriyur Police in Chitradurga district late Friday night. He was arrested on a tip-off by the Hassan Police. Earlier on Saturday, he was taken to Holenarasipura in Hassan district, where the incident had allegedly taken place, for questioning, police said. He was then produced before a Magistrate, who remanded him to 14 days’ judicial custody. An FIR was registered against Gowda on a complaint by a 36-year-old woman from Hassan district, who alleged that he molested and raped her on the pretext of helping her sell her property. A case of molestation was registered against …

The Hindu Morning Digest – May 11, 2024

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses supporters outside Tihar Jail after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in a money laundering case, amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi on May 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Arvind Kejriwal bail | Grant of interim bail is based on individual facts of each case, Supreme Court notes The Supreme Court order in the Arvind Kejriwal case said interim bail is granted on the basis of individual facts of each case. A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta has thus negated any propensity to use the interim bail order in the case of Mr. Kejriwal as a judicial precedent in the future. As Sandeshkhali women retract complaints, NCW writes to EC seeking inquiry Women from Sandeshkhali in West Bengal were being forced to withdraw their complaints by the ruling Trinamool Congress, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said on Friday and asked the Election Commission of India (EC) to inquire into the matter. 12 Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district At least 12 Naxalites …

BJP Leader G Devaraje Gowda Arrested In Karnataka Sex Scandal Case

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BJP leader Devaraje Gowda was arrested on a tip-off received by the Hassan Police. Chitradurga, Karnataka: BJP leader and Advocate G Devaraje Gowda was arrested Friday night in connection with an explicit video allegedly belonging to Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. According to police, Devaraje Gowda was arrested at Gulihal toll gate by the Hiriyur Police in Chitradurga district for leaking the video in a pen drive. He was arrested on a tip-off received by the Hassan Police, which wanted his presence for the case. Several explicit videos involving Prajwal started making the rounds ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, which will take place on April 26. The MP, a grandson of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, is absconding and a ‘blue corner’ notice has been issued against him by the Interpol. Three FIRs, including charges of rape, molestation, intimidation, blackmailing, and threatening, have been registered against Prajwal. Devaraje Gowda is accused of leaking these videos, which he has categorically rejected. He had contested the 2023 assembly election …