Watch: Congress MLA Ramesh Kumar Apologises for making 'Rape' jokes in the House

Senior Karnataka Congress leader KR Ramesh Kumar took time from the speaker Kageri before the house commences. He apologised to the house. He said, “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 in a statement, adding, “People have already given their verdict and accordingly, I am begging their pardon.” 

After Ramesh Kumar made his Apologies, the speaker Kageri refused women MLAs who wanted to speak and asked them to end it all.

#Watch | Congress MLA Ramesh Kumar apologizes to the House for the comments he made on ‘Rape’ yesterday.

Speaker Kageri says “now that Mr Ramesh Kumar has apologized, let the matter end here”.#RameshKumar pic.twitter.com/CH97pwm656

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