Bengaluru, Sept. 3 -- Senior Congress leader and Haliyal MLA RV Deshpande has come under fire for allegedly making an inappropriate remark to a woman journalist during a media interaction, sparking widespread outrage across Karnataka's political and social spectrum.
The incident occurred when a journalist raised the long-standing demand of Joida taluk in Uttara Kannada district for a government hospital, stressing that residents - especially pregnant women - were facing severe hardships due to the lack of healthcare facilities.
Instead of offering a concrete response, Deshpande, a former minister and veteran legislator, allegedly replied with a smirk, "When it's your time (to have a baby), I will get one done for you."The comment has igni...