Budget 2018-19

  Congress MLA K R Ramesh Kumar, who had courted controversy by saying “enjoy rape when it is inevitable”, apologised for his ‘off the cuff remark’ Senior  Congress MLA  and former Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, who had courted controversy by saying “enjoy rape when it is inevitable” inside the Karnataka Assembly, apologised for his ‘off the cuff remark’ on Friday. “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!” Ramesh Kumar tweeted. During the discussions on rain and flood related damages in the  Karnataka assembly  on Thursday, many MLAs wanted to speak to highlight the plight of people in their constituencies. Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri found himself in a fix as he wanted to wind up the discussion at the earl...

  Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge demanded the home minister make a statement on the matter The  Nagaland firing incident  in which 14 civilians were killed during an anti-insurgency operation by security forces was raised in Rajya Sabha Monday morning as Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge demanded the home minister make a statement on the matter. There has been a very serious and most tragic development in which six innocent civilians were killed on December 4 by security forces in Mon district of Nagaland mistaking them for militants, Kharge said in the morning session, expressing concerns over the incident. This horrific oversight led to clashes resulting in reported death of eight more civilians and one security person, the senior  Congress leader  said. “Sir, the matter is very serious and horrendous. We demand a statement by the Minister of Home Affairs on it in the House today only. It is a serious matter, I re...