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Karnataka govt studying RSS history before legal action: Kharge
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge said on Saturday that the government is studying the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s history before deciding its next course of action. He reiterated that the organisation is "outside…
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Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge said on Saturday that the government is studying the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s history before deciding its next course of action. He reiterated that the organisation is "outside the legal framework" and that he will bring it within it. Kharge said he had not expected a reply to his letter to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, and questioned the RSS’s authority to issue certificates of patriotism or treason. The minister declined to detail what action would follow if there was no response to the letter.
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The usual noise sees this as either a political vendetta or a justified crackdown on an unregistered outfit. The minister’s insistence on a legal framework and studying a century of history is a canny delay, but also a recognition that courts will demand evidence. The real test is whether the government files a formal notice to cancel the RSS’s registration, or lets this fizzle out after the next election cycle.
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
