Prajwal Revanna went to Germany on diplomatic passport, no political clearance looked for: MEA

Story highlights The description was supplied after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked Prime Minister Modi to cancel Prajwal’s diplomatic passport and bring him back utilizing diplomatic and authorities channels. Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, linked in a sexual assault case, utilized a diplomatic passport to take a trip to Germany, as verified by the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday (May 2). The Ministry clarified that neither did he look for nor was given political clearance for his journey to the nation. MEA representative Randhir Jaiswal pointed out throughout a press instruction that the Ministry did not release any visa note for the MP to go to any other nation. “No political clearance was either looked for from or provided by MEA in regard of the travel of the stated MP to Germany. Certainly, no visa note was provided either. No visa is needed for diplomatic passport holders to take a trip to Germany. The Ministry has actually likewise not provided any visa note for any other nation for the stated MP … Yes, he took a trip on a diplomatic passport,” stated Jaiswal. The description follows a day after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, asking for the Centre to withdraw Prajwal’s diplomatic passport and facilitate his repatriation through diplomatic and police channels. The letter came while Prajwal, who is the grand son of JD(S) creator and previous prime minister H D Deve Gowda, requested 7 more days to fulfill the Special Investigation Team (SIT) checking out the sexual assault claims agai
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