Rahul Gandhi writes to Karnataka CM for extending support to Prajwal Revanna’s victims

Prajwal Revanna sex scandal: Rahul Gandhi urges Karnataka CM to support victims of JD(S) leader's sexual violence, criticizes Modi and Shah's inaction.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urging him to extend all possible help to the victims of JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna’s exploits.

In a letter to Mr. Siddaramaiah, Mr. Gandhi condemned the actions of Revanna, an MP from the southern State, and accused him of enjoying immunity with the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

In a veiled attack on Mr. Modi, the Congress leader said he has never come across a senior public representative who has constantly chosen silence in the face of untold violence against women.

“I request you to kindly extend all possible support to the victims,” Gandhi said in his letter to the Karnataka chief minister.

“They deserve our compassion and solidarity as they fight their battle for justice. We have a collective duty to ensure that all parties responsible for these heinous crimes are brought to book,” he added.

Describing the incidents as “horrific sexual violence” unleashed by the incumbent member of Parliament from Hassan, Mr. Gandhi alleged that Revanna sexually assaulted and filmed hundreds of women over several years.

“Many who looked up to him as a brother and son were brutalised in the most violent manner and robbed of their dignity. The rape of our mothers and sisters warrants the strictest possible punishment.”