'Made Enough Money For 3-4 Generations...', Says Karnataka Congress MLA | WATCH

"We have earned enough for the next three-four generations in the name of Nehru, Indira and Sonia Gandhi," said the MLA, as reported by ANI.

Congress MLA and former speaker in Karnataka assembly KR Ramesh Kumar.

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New Delhi: Congress MLA and former Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Thursday, set off a controversy after he suggested that Congress leaders have earned enough in the name of Nehru-Gandhis "to last us for next three to four generations". Kumar who is known for his unfiltered comments made headlines last year for his rape comment during Assembly. 

While speaking during the protest held by Congress party at Freedom Park in Bengaluru over Sonia Gandhi being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate, he said "We have made enough money for 3-4 generations in the name of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.”

"If this country should survive, Congress should survive. Let's leave all the petty issues aside. Sonia Gandhi should be morally relieved. Only then the two meals we eat will be worthwhile. We have earned enough for the next three-four generations in the name of Nehru, Indira and Sonia Gandhi. If we are not prepared for even this small sacrifice today, the rice we eat will rot and have worms in future," the Karnataka Congress leader said, as reported by news agency ANI.

Commenting on the questions being raised about whether Sonia Gandhi is above law, Kumar said, "But first I want to ask if your forefathers of R Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Hindu Mahasabha and Bharatiya Jana Sangh had gone to jail in the freedom struggle."

 

 

The video of Kumar making these statements was shared by the state health minister on Twitter who wrote in Kannada, “Congratulations to the brilliant leader who described the Congress party's 60 years #LootIndia program very beautifully! Senior leaders of your party, after admitting the corruption of the universe so honestly, what face do you keep asking for votes from the people @INCIndia Leaders?”

ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷದ 60 ವರ್ಷಗಳ #LootIndia ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸೊಗಸಾಗಿ ವರ್ಣಿಸಿದ ಮೇಧಾವಿ ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು!

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಹಿರಿಯ ನಾಯಕರೇ ಇಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರವನ್ನ ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡಮೇಲೆ ಯಾವ ಮುಖ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಜನರ ಬಳಿ ಮತ ಕೇಳುತ್ತೀರಿ @INCIndia ನಾಯಕರೇ? pic.twitter.com/r0Kqt3OZpZ

— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) July 21, 2022

Last year too the Congress leader had created a row in the state assembly after he said, "There is a saying that when rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy it. That is exactly the position in which you are," reported ANI.

After backlash, the Congress MLA offered an apology. 

On Thursday, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald money laundering case.