Priyank Kharge warns of BJP-RSS 'Bengal model weapons' to polarise Karnataka ahead of 2028 polls
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of preparing to deploy what he described as “Bengal model weapons” in Karnataka as part of a strategy to capture power in the 2028 Assembly elections.
In a strongly worded post on X, Kharge shared a screenshot of a news report carrying the headline, “BJP-RSS master plan to take on Congress: ‘Bengal model’ weapons to be tested in Karnataka.”
Reacting to the report, Kharge alleged that the RSS was preparing to use its “usual toolkit” in the state.
“What this really means is simple: the world’s largest unregistered NGO is preparing in Karnataka with its usual toolkit,” he wrote.
Kharge went on to list what he claimed were the elements of this strategy, alleging that fake narratives would be manufactured, communal fault lines deliberately widened, and local issues buried under religious polarisation.
He further alleged that booth-level propaganda would be presented as grassroots work and that fear, hatred and misinformation would be promoted in the name of nationalism.
“This is not social work. This is political engineering without accountability,” he said.
Kharge also questioned the organisational structure and funding transparency of the RSS, claiming that it was influencing the democratic process in Karnataka without being accountable to the public.
“An organisation that is not registered, not transparent about its funding and not answerable to the public is openly planning to influence Karnataka’s democratic process,” he wrote.
According to the minister, while the BJP contests elections under its party symbol, “the script, strategy and polarisation factory clearly come from the RSS.”
He urged the people of Karnataka to recognise what he described as the real objective behind these efforts.
“Karnataka must understand this early. Their model is not development. Their model is division. Their strategy is not governance. Their strategy is communal mobilisation,” he said.
Kharge concluded by alleging that the BJP-RSS combine was attempting to “capture power in 2028 by poisoning public discourse.”
“BJP-RSS master plan to take on Congress: 'Bengal model'
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) May 12, 2026
weapons to be tested in Karnataka;”
What this really means is simple: the world’s largest unregistered NGO is preparing in Karnataka with its usual toolkit.
- Fake narratives will be manufactured.
- Communal fault lines… pic.twitter.com/ZZWtx8KLGL
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
