How can we ban RSS when it is not registered? Priyank Kharge takes dig at BJP
Kalaburagi: Minister Priyank Kharge said that while he had written a letter regarding banning RSS activities, many people questioned how an organisation like the RSS could be banned when it is not even registered.
Speaking to reporters at the Iwan-e-Shahi guest house, he said, “Everyone keeps saying ‘let’s see how you will ban RSS’. But tell me, how can you ban an organisation that has no registration? RSS members themselves say they are not involved in politics. Yet, after the government’s order, BJP leaders seem more worried than RSS itself. What is the connection between BJP and RSS?” he asked.
Kharge said that someone had recently threatened him and used abusive language against his family, but no BJP leader condemned the incident. “Police registered a suo motu case and arrested the person who threatened me. He told the police that he has RSS in every vein of his body. Now, he is from a poor background but those who provoked him should also face action,” he said.
The minister said that RSS had announced its intention to hold a route march on a particular day, and several other organisations also applied to hold processions on the same day at the same location. “RSS has made it a matter of prestige. The issue is now before the High Court. Whatever the court decides, everyone will have to follow it,” he stated.
Kharge also said that questions about RSS’s registration status will be raised at an appropriate time in court. “At present, only the issue of the route march is being heard. Once the matter of permission is decided, the question of registration will also be taken up legally,” he said.
Kharge pointed out that there is already a High Court order restricting public gatherings without permission. “In Bengaluru, RSS mentioned that their march was only for information purposes, not an event needing permission. But the public objected. Any gathering of thousands of people requires prior permission from the police. If RSS can do it by just ‘informing’, others will want to do the same,” he said.
He further alleged that in Sedam, RSS members violated the law by conducting a procession, which would be brought to the court’s notice. “Why did BJP leaders attend the peace meeting instead of RSS representatives? Were they there to maintain peace or to disrupt it?” Kharge questioned.
Responding to a query about RSS members carrying sticks during processions, the minister said, “There is law everywhere, including in Chittapur. Action was taken according to the law when it came to protecting the future of local youth. If the High Court later permits processions with sticks, we have no objection,” he said.
MLC Tippannappa Kamaknoor, former minister Revanayak Belamagi, and other leaders were present during the interaction.
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UP govt to build protective walls around Ambedkar statues: Adityanath
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the state government will build protective boundary walls around statues of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar to safeguard them from vandalism.
Adityanath made the remarks while addressing the 'Mahaparinirvaan Diwas' (death anniversary) programme of Baba Saheb Ambedkar in Lucknow on Saturday.
"Today, our government is going to take another important decision, and that decision is that wherever statues of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar are installed in Uttar Pradesh, some mischievous elements often come and vandalize these statues.
"They make malicious attempts to damage them. Now, our government will create a system to protect these statues by constructing a boundary wall around them," Adityanath said.
"If a statue does not have a roof over it, a canopy will be installed to ensure the safe and respectful protection of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's statue," Adityanath said.
He also said that the government will complete connecting every slum, every Dalit settlement, Scheduled Caste settlement, and every tribal settlement with proper connectivity, if any areas are still left unconnected.
Although the Rural Development Department and the Urban Development Department have worked to complete these, if any areas remain unconnected, "we will ensure that they are fully connected", he said.
