Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, is accused of sexual harassment of a number of girls and is believed to be in Germany.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday mentioned that no political clearance was either sought from or issued by it in respect of travel of suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna to Germany.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal additionally mentioned that no visa is required for diplomatic passport holders to travel to Germany.
Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, is accused of sexual harassment of a number of girls and is believed to be in Germany. The Janata Dal (Secular) has already suspended the Hassan MP.
“No Political Clearance was either sought from or issued by MEA in respect of the travel of the said MP to Germany,” Jaiswal mentioned at his weekly media briefing whereas replying to a volley of questions on the MP’s reported travel to Germany.
“Obviously, no visa note was issued either. No visa is required for diplomatic passport holders to travel to Germany. The Ministry has not issued visa note for any other country,” the MEA spokesperson mentioned.
Asked about whether or not the MEA could think about revocation of his passport in view of the allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to him, Jaiswal didn’t give a direct reply.
“As regards the possible revocation of the passport of any individual, I would refer you to the relevant provisions of the Passport Act 1967. We are not in receipt of any directions from any court in this regard,” he mentioned.
The authorities of Karnataka has arrange a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations in opposition to Revanna.
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