Not even the air that touches RSS should touch us: Priyank Kharge
Minister lashes out at the organisation soon after DCM D.K. Shivakumar sang an RSS song
Bengaluru: Karnataka Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge has launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), declaring that “not even the air that touches the RSS should touch us” if India is to truly become enlightened and prosperous.
Speaking shortly after Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was seen singing an RSS song, Kharge accused the organisation of spreading communal hatred and upholding casteist, Manu-centric, and Nazi-like ideologies. “The Congress will always view RSS as an enemy because it is an enemy of the Constitution, of unity, of the national flag, and of the national anthem,” he asserted.
Citing warnings issued decades ago by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Kharge reminded that Patel had once imposed a ban on the RSS in 1948, calling it a threat to national integration. He added that despite later having the ban lifted by pledging loyalty to the Constitution and the tricolour, the organisation continued its “anti-constitutional activities.”
Kharge further challenged the BJP and Sangh Parivar to list ten positive contributions of the RSS in its hundred-year history, claiming instead that the outfit has only endangered the nation. He accused it of disrespecting the Constitution, burning its draft, dishonouring the national flag, and treating women and marginalised groups as “third-class citizens.”
“The RSS is not a helper of India but a danger to it. Every patriot must remember this,” Kharge wrote in his post on X.
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Couple, son 'hacked' to death over witchcraft suspicion in Jharkhand's Palamu
Medininagar (PTI): A couple and their 18-year-old son were allegedly hacked to death over suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Palamu, police said on Sunday.
Their minor daughter was also injured in the attack late on Saturday, a police officer said.
The bodies were recovered from their house on Sunday in Panki police station area, he said.
“Initial investigation suggests that the case is related to witchcraft suspicion,” Manoj Kumar Jha, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Lesliganj told PTI.
A manhunt is on to nab the culprits, Jha said.
The girl suffered severe injuries and has been admitted to a government hospital, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Vijay Bhuiyan (45), his wife Kalia Devi (40), and their son Chotu Bhuiyan.
The bodies have been sent to Medinirai Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) for post-mortem examination.
