RSS allowed for route march in Mallikarjun Kharge's home turf Gurmitkal tomorrow
Yadgir (Karnataka) (PTI): The Yadgir district administration has granted conditional permission for a RSS route march on Friday, in Gurmitkal town, the home turf of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
The congress president was elected as MLA from the Gurmitkal constituency eight times.
Permission for the march, organised as part of the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was given on Wednesday after a detailed review of the route and security arrangements. The order follows an application submitted on October 23 by Bassappa Sanjanol, District Prachar Pramukh of the RSS.
The police have allowed the procession to pass through Samrat Circle, APMC Circle, Hanuman Temple, Marathawadi, Police Station Road, Milan Chowk, and Sihineeru Bavi Market Main Road before culminating at Ram Nagar. The district administration has attached ten conditions to the permission.
The organisers have been directed to ensure that no damage occurs to public or private property, and the entire cost of any loss must be borne by them.
The RSS volunteers are required to strictly adhere to the designated route and ensure that no slogans hurting the sentiments of any caste or religion are raised.
Any activities likely to disturb peace and communal harmony have been strictly prohibited.
The order further specifies that no roads should be blocked, no shops should be forcibly closed, and no deadly weapons or firearms shall be carried during the procession. Adequate police security arrangements will be in place along the route to maintain peace and order.
The administration has made it clear that if any of these conditions are violated, legal action will be taken against the organisers. The RSS had to wade through multiple challenges to make it finally happen.
Recently Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, son of Mallikarjun Kharge, wrote to Siddaramaiah asking him to ban RSS activities on government and government-aided schools and public places.
"An organisation called the RSS has been conducting its shakhas in government and government-aided schools, as well as in public grounds, where slogans are shouted and negative ideas are instilled in the minds of children and youth," he wrote in his letter.
In a separate letter, he asked the chief minister to ensure that action is taken against government officers and employees taking part in RSS activities.
According to Kharge, such practices go against India's unity and the spirit of the Constitution. Days after the letter, the Karnataka cabinet decided that any organisation conducting activities in government properties should take prior permission from the authorities.
Also, a few government employees were suspended for taking part in RSS route march.
It is still not clear whether the RSS cadres will be allowed to wield lathis during route march.
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Gurugram: Four college students held for night-time thefts of car tyres, rims
Gurugram (PTI): The Gurugram Police has busted an alleged tyre-theft gang that was active in the city for the past two months, police said on Saturday.
Four students from different colleges were arrested for allegedly stealing tyres and rims of vehicles parked outside houses and hotels during the night, police said, adding that the accused squandered the proceeds of theft on lavish escapades at clubs.
According to an official, the accused have confessed to 14 cases of tyre and rim thefts, and all four have been taken on a two-day police remand after being produced in court.
The accused were identified as Rishikesh (23), a chartered accountancy student from sector-39 Jharsa; Arjun (22), a native of Siwana village in Jhajjar studying BA (LLB) at Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak; Piyush Rana (23), resident of Jodhpur village in Palwal and a student of B Com in Gurugram University; and Tushar Kumar (22), a native of Bihar's Munger and a B Com student of DSD college, Gurugram.
According to the police, a crime branch team nabbed the gang on Friday.
A senior investigating officer said, during interrogation, the accused revealed that they would go out at night in a blue Maruti Suzuki Fronx car belonging to Arjun.
They would park the car near the target vehicle and, using a jack and other tools, removed the tyres, including the rims. Then, they would leave the vehicle on bricks and load the stolen tyres on to the Fronx before fleeing, the officer added.
The vehicle used in the crimes will be impounded soon, a Gurugram Police spokesperson said.
"During interrogation, the accused revealed that they are childhood friends and have studied together. All of them are fond of parties and clubs, and began stealing when they couldn't get pocket money from home. They had been actively involved in thefts for the past two months," he added.
