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RSS needs no registration: BJP leader BL Santhosh hits back at Kharge
BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh on Saturday said the RSS does not need registration to prove its existence, dismissing Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge’s demand for the organisation to register. Speaking…
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BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh on Saturday said the RSS does not need registration to prove its existence, dismissing Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge’s demand for the organisation to register. Speaking at an ‘Akhand Bharat Sankalp Day’ event in Bengaluru, Santhosh said the RSS has worked through the trust of millions and stood by Hindus during Partition. He claimed that when Kharge’s father fled Razakar attacks, it was RSS workers who confronted them. Santhosh also argued that India’s freedom came from sacrifices of revolutionaries and soldiers, not just from the Salt Satyagraha. He linked declining Hindu population to rising anti-national sentiment and challenged parties to field Hindu candidates in Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar and Chamarajapet seats, where no Hindu candidate has won in 20 years. Santhosh called for a resolve to achieve ‘Akhand Bharat’.
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The ‘registration versus trust’ debate is a convenient stand-off. Priyank Kharge knows RSS registration is not legally required, and BL Santhosh knows the trust argument sidesteps the demand for transparency. Both are playing to their bases. The real test will come if the Karnataka government actually moves a Bill requiring registration for all unincorporated religious-cultural bodies. That would force the BJP to either support scrutiny or defend exemption, and put a hard number on how many such groups exist in the state.
Sources (2): deccanchronicle.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
