Unbecoming of Siddaramaiah to demand ban on RSS, says CM Bommai
Hubballi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has come down hard on Siddaramaiah for the demand by the leader of the Opposition to ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
The chief minister, who was addressing reporters in the city on Thursday, called it ‘unfortunate’ that Siddaramaiah was making such a demand.
“The Congress has no right to question the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI), since the party members had themselves withdrawn cases against the organization. Now, as eyewash against such a move, they are demanding a ban on the RSS,” said Bommai.
“The Congress has failed at specifying or explaining why the RSS should be banned, since the organization has helped build several institutions for the backward classes of society. The members of the RSS have also helped provide relief to people struggling in times of natural disaster like floods. The RSS has always helped spread a sense of patriotism,” the chief minister said.
Bommai, however, refused to comment on the election to the post of the Congress president, calling it an internal matter of the Congress.
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Will let my work talk: Raghav Chadha in Instagram post amid rift with AAP
New Delhi (PTI): Sidelined AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Friday shared on Instagram a video titled "Voice Raised Price Paid", a compilation of clips of him raising various issues in Parliament, amid his ongoing rift with his party.
"With due respect, to those who are questioning my parliamentary performance, I will let my work do the talking," he said in the post.
The AAP on April 2 removed Chadha as its deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha and has accused him of shying away from raising his voice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR".
A combative Chadha has dismissed the party's allegations as "lies" and said that he went to Parliament to raise people's issues and not to create ruckus.
Since his removal as the AAP's deputy leader in the Upper House, Chadha has shared several videos and posts on social media, making it clear that he will not take his demotion lying down.
