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BL Santhosh Says RSS Does Not Need Registration
BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh said the RSS does not need formal registration to establish its existence, responding to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge’s demand that it be registered. Speaking in…
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BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh said the RSS does not need formal registration to establish its existence, responding to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge’s demand that it be registered. Speaking in Bengaluru on Saturday, Santhosh said the organisation functions on the trust of millions and had worked without registration since Partition.
At an Akhand Bharat Sankalp Day programme, Santhosh said India’s freedom came through the sacrifices of revolutionaries, freedom fighters and soldiers. He linked demographic change to the demand for Pakistan and alleged that a decline in the Hindu population weakens attachment to India. He also urged parties to field Hindu candidates in Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar and Chamarajapet constituencies and called Akhand Bharat a cultural and nationalist goal.
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The claim that registration alone determines the RSS’s legitimacy is too narrow, just as the suggestion that Hindu population levels determine patriotism is too sweeping. An organisation can operate without registration, but public scrutiny still depends on its legal status, finances and activities. Demographic assertions also need evidence, not historical analogies or electoral rhetoric. The useful test is whether the registration demand rests on a specific legal requirement and whether Santhosh’s claims can be supported by official data.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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