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Karnataka Sex Scandal:  Congress leader and Deputy Chief Minister Of Karnataka DK Shivakumar on Saturday rejected startling allegations made by arrested BJP leader G Devaraje Gowda that he was offered Rs 100 crore to defame the JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy and PM Modi by terming them "baseless." Calling Devaraje Gowda 'mentally ill', Shivakumar said that he doesn't want to talk about 'people who have mental issues.' Earlier, BJP leader Devaraje claimed that Shivakumar offered him Rs 100 crores to defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi and JD (S) leader Kumaraswamy. He further claimed that Shivakumar sent him Rs 5 crore as advance for the task.

The state police arrested Devaraje Gowda in connection with the distribution of the pen drives containing sex videos of grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.

What Devaraje Gowda alleged

"After I refused the offer, police cases were lodged against me and I was arrested. I am ready to expose him (DK Shivakumar) once I am released. The Congress government is going to collapse in Karnataka," Gowda claimed.

"They had planned in a big way to bring disrepute to Prime Minister Modi, and the BJP. They offered me ₹ 100 crore and sent ₹ 5 crore as advance to Room No. 110 at Bowring Club. A local leader from Channarayapatna, Gopalaswamy, was sent to negotiate the deal," he added.

Devaraje Gowda also claimed that a team of four ministers, including N Cheluvarayaswamy, Krishna Byre Gowda, and Priyank Kharge, was formed to handle developments related to the sex video scandal. He further said that he has audio recordings of Shivakumar which he will release after coming out of jail.

"When I refused to be a part of their plans, they first fixed me in an atrocity case, but couldn't find any evidence. Later, they fixed me in a sexual harassment case. When this ploy also failed, they lodged a rape case against me. I was interrogated for four days, but they couldn't get anything," he claimed.

"I have the audio recordings of Shivakumar's conversations. I will release them and the Congress government will collapse once I am out of prison."

What Shivakumar said

On the allegations of arrested BJP leader G Devaraje Gowda that he offered him Rs 100 crore to malign the names of JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy and PM Modi, Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar while refuting them said: "Let him file a complaint to Lokayukta or anyone. He has some mental issues. It’s all baseless and I don’t want to talk about it. I don’t want to talk about people who are mentally ill. The party will take a decision."

What is the Karnataka Sex Video Scandal

Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and a Janta Dal (Secular) leader, was tangled in a row after several obscene videos allegedly showing him in explicit acts with multiple women, emerged. The viral videos surfaced on social media a day after Hassan constituency, represented by Revanna, went to polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.

Days later, multiple victims lodged FIRs against Revanna and one victim also filed a complaint against his father HD Revanna, alleging sexual assault. Prajwal Revanna has been absconding since the beginning and is believed to be in Germany.