BJP is conspiring to wipe out Nehru’s name from history: Prof BK Chandrashekar
Bengaluru, May 27: KPCC vice president Prof BK Chandrashekar alleged that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been conspiring to wipe out the name of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru from the history of the country.
Offering floral tributes to the portrait of Pandit Nehru to mark his death anniversary at the KPCC office here on Sunday, Prof Chandrashekar said that PM Modi has been making false allegations against Nehru. Unfortunately, the first prime minister is not being recalled in Congress. But Modi has been speaking against him whenever he gets opportunity, he said.
In its 2014 election manifesto, the BJP has not included the names of Nehru and Ambedkar in the list of freedom fighters. As Ambedkar was against Hindutva concept, the BJP leaders have been criticizing him. But now, just to get votes from dalit community, the BJP has been chanting Ambedkar mantra. Nehru and Ambedkar did not copy the British constitution directly and presented to the country. They have studied each and every aspect and its pros and cons before making a draft of the constitution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ministers Ananth Kumar Hegde, Murali Manohar Joshi and others should understand this before making any comments, he said.
Senior Congress leader MV Rajasekharan said that the foundation, laid by Nehru on the basis of science and technology, industry and agriculture, of the country was so strong. Nehru had foresight about the development of the country. BJP leaders should understand this, he added.
Prof KE Radhakrishna said that when Opposition parties criticized the government, Nehru would have taken it positively. When Ram Manohar Lohia was defeated against him, Nehru had said that the Parliament without Lohia was incomplete and when Lohia was elected in the by-election, Nehru had appreciated it and said that the Parliament was complete. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah should learn how to respect the others, he said.
Senior leaders MR Venkatesh, G Krishnappa, Maruthi and others were present.
“Let Prime Minister Narendra Modi declare in open that they would not change the Constitution of the country”.
-Prof BK Chandrashekar
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
