"Indefensible": Priyanka Gandhi Condemns Congress MLA's "Enjoy Rape" Remark
NDTV
Union Minister Smriti Irani had challenged the Congress in the parliament to denounce the MLA who made the outrageous "enjoy rape" remark.
Soon after Union Minister Smriti Irani took a jab at Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar's outrageous "enjoy rape" remark in the Karnataka assembly, the Congress leader has tweeted saying she "wholeheartedly condemns" the statement. "I wholeheartedly condemn the statement made earlier today by Sri. K.R. Ramesh Kumar. It is inexplicable how anyone can ever utter such words, they are indefensible. Rape is a heinous crime. Full stop.," she said in a tweet. I wholeheartedly condemn the statement made earlier today by Sri. K.R.Ramesh Kumar. It is inexplicable how anyone can ever utter such words, they are indefensible. Rape is a heinous crime. Full stop. 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!
Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani had strongly criticised Mr Kumar's remark and called it "shameful". She had also made a veiled attack at Congress General Secretary Ms Vadra, referring to her women's outreach program ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. "Congress should first suspend their leader before talking about women empowerment and raising slogans like "Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon" in Uttar Pradesh," she had said.
Ms Irani had raised the issue in the parliament as well. "If you truly believe in the cause of women, first stand here and denounce that legislator who said that if you are raped, as a woman in the country you should enjoy it. Those men who stand in this Well today, go back to your political organisation and first bring to justice such a man, then we will see who speaks for women and children in this country," she had said.
