Watch: Congress MLA ‘jokes’ about rape in Karnataka Assembly, Speaker laughs
‘When rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy,’ KR Ramesh Kumar told Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri. ‘That’s exactly the position in which you are.’
#WATCH| "...There's a saying: When rape is inevitable, lie down&enjoy," ex Karnataka Assembly Speaker & Congress MLA Ramesh Kumar said when Speaker Kageri, in response to MLAs request for extending question hour, said he couldn't& legislators should 'enjoy the situation' (16.12) pic.twitter.com/hD1kRlUk0T
— ANI (@ANI) December 17, 2021
Congress MLA and former Karnataka Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar triggered outrage after he joked about rape in the state’s assembly on Thursday. “There is a saying that when rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy,” the minister was heard saying in the Assembly. A video of the incident was widely circulated on social media.
The comment was made when Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri questioned allotting time to everyone during a discussion on farmers’ issues, NDTV reported.
The minister later apologised for his comments on Twitter.
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!
— K. R. Ramesh Kumar (@KRRameshKumar1) December 16, 2021