Watch: Congress MLA ‘jokes’ about rape in Karnataka Assembly, Speaker laughs

#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…

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