Prajwal Revanna to appear before SIT probe team on May 31

Karnataka MP and Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, who left the country amid sexual harassment allegations against him, said he will appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on May 31.In a video message, Prajwal Revanna said, "Don’t mistake me, on the 31st at 10 am, I will be in front of the SIT and I will cooperate. I trust the judiciary and these are false cases against me. I trust the law." "I will cooperate to the best of my abilities and provide all answers. I have full faith in the legal system (and) I will come out of these false cases against me. I have the blessings of God and my family..." "Comments and "political drama" by opposition leaders, including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, "drove me to depression and I was pushed into isolation", he said.
Prajwal Revanna said, “I am putting out this video to clarify about my whereabouts. After Lok Sabha polls finished, cases were filed against me for various reasons and SIT was constituted. My foreign trip has nothing to do with these cases and it was a pre-planned trip. I only learned that SIT gave me notice and responded to it through my advocate.”   A political conspiracy is going on to finish my career, and I will face it, he added.  
He also extended his apologies to his JDS chief and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and his uncle Kumaraswamy.The JD(S) is a part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Karnataka.Prajwal, son of JDS MLA HD Revanna, was last located in Germany. His statement comes three days after JD(S) patriarch and his grandfather HD Deve Gowda issued a stern warning to him, asking him to return to India and surrender to the police.MLA HD Revanna is also facing two cases along with his son. One is related to the molestation of a cook, who was also allegedly raped by Prajwal, and the other relates to the kidnapping of a woman. He is out on bail.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshara on Monday welcomed the statement of suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing several women, that he would appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and cooperate with the probe later this week.

(State Correspondent)