New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday refused to apologise over his "rape in India" remark during an election rally in Jharkhand and hit out at the government saying this was "merely an excuse" for them to divert attention from the main issue.
Speaking to the media in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi said, "All I said was that the Prime Minister keeps talking about 'Make in India', but when we open newspapers, all we read is about rapes across India. There are reports of rapes from every BJP-ruled state."
Responding to demands for apology over his "rape in India" remark, the Congress leader said, "There is no question of apologising. This is merely an excuse for the government to divert attention from the main iss...