INDIA
On Friday, MLA KR Ramesh Kumar told the House he made a statement on the floor of the Assembly on December 16, which people found outrageous.
Karnataka Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar's "enjoy rape if it is inevitable" remarks caused a furor on Friday, with the BJP, the National Commission for Women (NCW), and some women Congress MLAs taking umbrage at the statement made on the floor of the Assembly, even as the former Speaker apologised for the comment.
The BJP in New Delhi targeted top Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over their party colleague's controversial remarks, questioning their silence on the matter.
During an Assembly debate on floods and related damages in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday, many MLAs wanted to highlight the plight of people in their constituencies, and Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, laughing, had said he had to say "yes, yes" for everyone, give up controlling the situation and systematically take the proceedings and that he should tell everyone to continue their talk. He explained that his only grievance is that the business of the House was not happening.
Kumar had then intervened and said, "See, there is a saying- when rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy it. That's exactly the position in which you are," remarks that prompted widespread criticism against him.
On Friday, Kumar told the House he made a statement on the floor of the Assembly on December 16, which people found outrageous.
"However, my intention was never to demean the prestige of this House or behave in an inferior way. I will not defend myself. I tender my sincere apology for my utterance during the proceedings of the House if it has hurt people from any part of the country," he said.
He also apologised to the Speaker for his statement, which made him laugh and thereby attracted him criticism.
The Speaker accepted Kumar's apology and appealed to the members, especially women MLAs, not to drag the matter further and make it (a) big (issue) and proceeded with the Question Hour though some women legislators wanted to raise the matter.
Earlier, Kumar in a tweet said, "I would like to express my sincere apologies to everyone for the indifferent and negligent comment I made in today's assembly about 'Rape!' My intention was not trivialise or make light of the heinous crime, but an off the cuff remark! I will choose my words carefully henceforth!"
The former minister came under fire from various quarters including the MLAs from his own party for his statement.
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