Prajwal Revanna Sex Abuse Case: ‘Not possible to cancel Revanna's diplomatic passport in 24 hours,’ says Kumaraswamy

Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and the uncle of has voiced his support for the state government's plea to the Centre regarding the cancellation of the diplomatic passport of the Hassan Janata Dal (Secular) MP, amidst allegations of sexual abuse against him.

“We are going to support it. We welcome if the Centre decides to cancel Prajwal's diplomatic passport," Kumaraswamy said while speaking to reporters on Sunday, ANI reported.

However, the JD(S) leader has criticised G Parameshwara for alleging there was “no response from Centre," and said that the latter being the home minister of the State should be aware of the legalities and protocol to be followed in the matter.

Moreover, the Karnataka government had requested the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for action to cancel Prajwal Revanna's passport and facilitate his extradition and arrest.

“Does the Home Minister know the protocol or not? There are legalities and protocols to be followed. It's not possible to immediately cancel in 24 hours. Procedure is there," Kumaraswamy said.

Parameshwara had recently taken a dig at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had received a request from the Karnataka government only on May 21 to impound the passport of Prajwal Revanna.

"This shows that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has not informed the Foreign Ministry Office. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had written a letter. What happened to the letter written by our CM to the Prime Minister?" the Karnataka Minister said.

Jaishankar, in an interview with ANI, clarified the procedural aspects, saying, “To impound a passport is governed by an act called the Passport Act. We need a judicial court or a police request to