Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, booked for sexual abuse case, travelled to Germany on a diplomatic passport, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
Addressing a press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the Ministry didn’t issued any visa note for any other country for the incumbent MP from Haasan.
“No political clearance was either sought from or issued by MEA in respect of the travel of the said MP to Germany. Obviously, no visa note was issued either. No visa is required for diplomatic passport holders to travel to Germany. The Ministry has also not issued any visa note for any other country for the said MP…Yes, he travelled on a diplomatic passport,” he said.
A day earlier, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging Centre to cancel his diplomatic passport, and ensure his return.
Prajwal Revanna is being accused of sexually abusing women. The Karnataka government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations.