‘I gave pen drive only to BJP leader Devaraje Gowda’: JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna’s former driver on sleaze videos

“I do not know whether he (Gowda) distributed the pen drive or gave it to someone else for the purpose or BJP people did it. But, I did not give the pen drive to anyone else except him. Now, he is blaming me for giving it to Congress leaders. If I were to give it to Congress leaders, why would I approach him for justice?” Karthik said.

He added that he would submit all documents related to the case to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Karnataka government over the issue.

On Monday, Gowda had told reporters that Karthik had informed him that he had given the pen drive containing videos to Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar and other Congress leaders.

“Yesterday and the day before he held a press meet again after the controversy broke out. I tried to get in touch with him but in vain. He is making false allegations that I gave the pen drive to Congress leaders. But I gave the pen drive only to Devaraje Gowda, who lost elections at Holenarasipur on a BJP ticket, and not to anyone else. Why will I give it to Congress leaders? Congress leaders are close to them (Revanna family) and ensured that a ‘B’ report [closure report] is filed on my complaint, despite providing evidence,” he said.

Revanna is the grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and the son of Holenarasipur MLA and former minister H D Revanna. Sex video clips, allegedly involving Prajwal Revanna, surfaced on social media three days before Hassan voted on April 26 in the second phase of the Lok Saha elections.