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RSS did not protect us from Razakars, Army did: Kharge
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday rejected BJP leader B L Santhosh's claim that RSS workers protected his family from Razakars during Hyderabad's integration. Speaking in Kalaburagi, Kharge said Sardar Patel,…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday rejected BJP leader B L Santhosh's claim that RSS workers protected his family from Razakars during Hyderabad's integration. Speaking in Kalaburagi, Kharge said Sardar Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru and the Indian Army, not the RSS, were responsible for their safety. He questioned the RSS's role in the freedom struggle and challenged it to name 50 members who sacrificed their lives, while claiming he could list 500 Congress members.
Kharge also defended the proposed Karnataka Regulation of Use of Government Premises and Public Property Bill, 2026, saying it was not aimed at any organisation but intended to regulate public property use as per Supreme Court directions. He rejected the BJP's allegation that he feared the RSS, calling it 'Priyank-phobia'.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are peddling selective history. The RSS claims it protected Hindus during Partition, yet offers no proof of shielding the Kharge family. Congress, for its part, erases the RSS's grassroots relief work in riots, focusing only on Godse. The real test is the Registration Bill: will it be enforced impartially, or become a weapon against one organisation? Watch how the government draws up the list of groups needing permission to use public grounds.
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