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Last Updated:<\/span>October 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/time><\/p>\nKarnataka minister Priyank Kharge has challenged state BJP chief BY Vijayendra to a public debate on the history and contributions of the RSS and Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nA war of words has erupted between Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge (L) and BJP leader BY Vijayendra (R) after the Congress leader wrote to CM Siddaramaiah seeking a ban on RSS activities in the state. (Image: PTI\/File)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\nA war of words has erupted between Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge and BJP leader BY Vijayendra after the Congress leader wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a ban on RSS activities in the state.<\/span><\/p>\nPriyank Kharge has challenged BY Vijayendra to a public debate on the history and contributions of the RSS and Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI would like to challenge Vijayendra to a public debate anytime \u2013 let him come and speak on the history of the RSS and on how Savarkar plotted to defeat Babasaheb Ambedkar,” Kharge told <\/span>News18<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\nKharge recalled how \u201cthey” (the BJP) did not know who gave Savarkar the title \u2018Veer\u2019 when he had earlier asked them about it on the floor of the House.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThey don\u2019t know why they didn\u2019t hoist the national flag for 52 years. They don\u2019t know why they went against Subhas Chandra Bose when he was forming the Indian National Army; why did they align with the British?” he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn his latest letter to Siddaramaiah, he has written that all RSS events in government and aided\u00a0 schools, as well as colleges, parks, and endowment temples, must be banned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ccc\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0ca4\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cad\u0c9c\u0c95 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0ca4\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0c8e\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c97 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0ca8\u0cae\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0ca7\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cc6.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cad\u0cc2\u0ca4\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0caa\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca3\u0cbe\u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0cc2 \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cb9 \u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ca3 \u0cb8\u0cc3\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6, \u0cac\u0cbe\u0cac\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc7\u0cac\u0ccd\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/b1Gn63uoEq<\/a>\u2014 Priyank Kharge \/ \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c95\u0ccd \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 (@PriyankKharge) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A war of words has erupted between Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge (L) and BJP leader BY Vijayendra (R) after the Congress leader wrote to CM Siddaramaiah seeking a ban on RSS activities in the state. (Image: PTI\/File)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
A war of words has erupted between Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge and BJP leader BY Vijayendra after the Congress leader wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a ban on RSS activities in the state.<\/span><\/p>\nPriyank Kharge has challenged BY Vijayendra to a public debate on the history and contributions of the RSS and Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI would like to challenge Vijayendra to a public debate anytime \u2013 let him come and speak on the history of the RSS and on how Savarkar plotted to defeat Babasaheb Ambedkar,” Kharge told <\/span>News18<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\nKharge recalled how \u201cthey” (the BJP) did not know who gave Savarkar the title \u2018Veer\u2019 when he had earlier asked them about it on the floor of the House.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThey don\u2019t know why they didn\u2019t hoist the national flag for 52 years. They don\u2019t know why they went against Subhas Chandra Bose when he was forming the Indian National Army; why did they align with the British?” he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn his latest letter to Siddaramaiah, he has written that all RSS events in government and aided\u00a0 schools, as well as colleges, parks, and endowment temples, must be banned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ccc\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0ca4\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cad\u0c9c\u0c95 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0ca4\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0c8e\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c97 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0ca8\u0cae\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0ca7\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cc6.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cad\u0cc2\u0ca4\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0caa\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca3\u0cbe\u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0cc2 \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cb9 \u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ca3 \u0cb8\u0cc3\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6, \u0cac\u0cbe\u0cac\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc7\u0cac\u0ccd\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/b1Gn63uoEq<\/a>\u2014 Priyank Kharge \/ \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c95\u0ccd \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 (@PriyankKharge) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Priyank Kharge has challenged BY Vijayendra to a public debate on the history and contributions of the RSS and Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI would like to challenge Vijayendra to a public debate anytime \u2013 let him come and speak on the history of the RSS and on how Savarkar plotted to defeat Babasaheb Ambedkar,” Kharge told <\/span>News18<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\nKharge recalled how \u201cthey” (the BJP) did not know who gave Savarkar the title \u2018Veer\u2019 when he had earlier asked them about it on the floor of the House.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThey don\u2019t know why they didn\u2019t hoist the national flag for 52 years. They don\u2019t know why they went against Subhas Chandra Bose when he was forming the Indian National Army; why did they align with the British?” he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn his latest letter to Siddaramaiah, he has written that all RSS events in government and aided\u00a0 schools, as well as colleges, parks, and endowment temples, must be banned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ccc\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0ca4\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cad\u0c9c\u0c95 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0ca4\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0c8e\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c97 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0ca8\u0cae\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0ca7\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cc6.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cad\u0cc2\u0ca4\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0caa\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca3\u0cbe\u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0cc2 \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cb9 \u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ca3 \u0cb8\u0cc3\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6, \u0cac\u0cbe\u0cac\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc7\u0cac\u0ccd\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/b1Gn63uoEq<\/a>\u2014 Priyank Kharge \/ \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c95\u0ccd \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 (@PriyankKharge) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI would like to challenge Vijayendra to a public debate anytime \u2013 let him come and speak on the history of the RSS and on how Savarkar plotted to defeat Babasaheb Ambedkar,” Kharge told <\/span>News18<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\nKharge recalled how \u201cthey” (the BJP) did not know who gave Savarkar the title \u2018Veer\u2019 when he had earlier asked them about it on the floor of the House.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThey don\u2019t know why they didn\u2019t hoist the national flag for 52 years. They don\u2019t know why they went against Subhas Chandra Bose when he was forming the Indian National Army; why did they align with the British?” he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn his latest letter to Siddaramaiah, he has written that all RSS events in government and aided\u00a0 schools, as well as colleges, parks, and endowment temples, must be banned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ccc\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0ca4\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cad\u0c9c\u0c95 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0ca4\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0c8e\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c97 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0ca8\u0cae\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0ca7\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cc6.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cad\u0cc2\u0ca4\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0caa\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca3\u0cbe\u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0cc2 \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cb9 \u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ca3 \u0cb8\u0cc3\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6, \u0cac\u0cbe\u0cac\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc7\u0cac\u0ccd\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/b1Gn63uoEq<\/a>\u2014 Priyank Kharge \/ \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c95\u0ccd \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 (@PriyankKharge) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Kharge recalled how \u201cthey” (the BJP) did not know who gave Savarkar the title \u2018Veer\u2019 when he had earlier asked them about it on the floor of the House.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThey don\u2019t know why they didn\u2019t hoist the national flag for 52 years. They don\u2019t know why they went against Subhas Chandra Bose when he was forming the Indian National Army; why did they align with the British?” he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn his latest letter to Siddaramaiah, he has written that all RSS events in government and aided\u00a0 schools, as well as colleges, parks, and endowment temples, must be banned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ccc\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0ca4\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cad\u0c9c\u0c95 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0ca4\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0c8e\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c97 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0ca8\u0cae\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0ca7\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cc6.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cad\u0cc2\u0ca4\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0caa\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca3\u0cbe\u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0cc2 \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cb9 \u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ca3 \u0cb8\u0cc3\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6, \u0cac\u0cbe\u0cac\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc7\u0cac\u0ccd\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/b1Gn63uoEq<\/a>\u2014 Priyank Kharge \/ \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c95\u0ccd \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 (@PriyankKharge) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThey don\u2019t know why they didn\u2019t hoist the national flag for 52 years. They don\u2019t know why they went against Subhas Chandra Bose when he was forming the Indian National Army; why did they align with the British?” he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn his latest letter to Siddaramaiah, he has written that all RSS events in government and aided\u00a0 schools, as well as colleges, parks, and endowment temples, must be banned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ccc\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0ca4\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cad\u0c9c\u0c95 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0ca4\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0c8e\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c97 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0ca8\u0cae\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0ca7\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cc6.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cad\u0cc2\u0ca4\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0caa\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca3\u0cbe\u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0cc2 \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cb9 \u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ca3 \u0cb8\u0cc3\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6, \u0cac\u0cbe\u0cac\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc7\u0cac\u0ccd\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/b1Gn63uoEq<\/a>\u2014 Priyank Kharge \/ \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c95\u0ccd \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 (@PriyankKharge) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In his latest letter to Siddaramaiah, he has written that all RSS events in government and aided\u00a0 schools, as well as colleges, parks, and endowment temples, must be banned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ccc\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0ca4\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cad\u0c9c\u0c95 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0ca4\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0c8e\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c97 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0ca8\u0cae\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0ca7\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cc6.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cad\u0cc2\u0ca4\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0caa\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca3\u0cbe\u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0cc2 \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cb9 \u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ca3 \u0cb8\u0cc3\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6, \u0cac\u0cbe\u0cac\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc7\u0cac\u0ccd\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/b1Gn63uoEq<\/a>\u2014 Priyank Kharge \/ \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c95\u0ccd \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 (@PriyankKharge) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ccc\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0ca4\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cad\u0c9c\u0c95 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0ca4\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0c8e\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c97 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0ca8\u0cae\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0ca7\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cc6.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cad\u0cc2\u0ca4\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0caa\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca3\u0cbe\u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0cc2 \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cb9 \u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ca3 \u0cb8\u0cc3\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6, \u0cac\u0cbe\u0cac\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc7\u0cac\u0ccd\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/b1Gn63uoEq<\/a>\u2014 Priyank Kharge \/ \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c95\u0ccd \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 (@PriyankKharge) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ccc\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0ca4\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cad\u0c9c\u0c95 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0ca4\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0c8e\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c97 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0c82\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0ca8\u0cae\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0ca7\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cc6.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cad\u0cc2\u0ca4\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0caa\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca3\u0cbe\u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0cb6\u0cc2 \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cb9 \u0cb5\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ca3 \u0cb8\u0cc3\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6, \u0cac\u0cbe\u0cac\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc7\u0cac\u0ccd\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/b1Gn63uoEq<\/a>\u2014 Priyank Kharge \/ \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c95\u0ccd \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 (@PriyankKharge) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Vijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, hit back with a photograph of Priyank Kharge\u2019s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attending preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held in Bengaluru\u2019s Nagawara back in 2002, when he was the state home minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
2002\u0cb0 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf 25,26,27\u0cb0\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0ca6 \u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0c8e\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ca4\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0ca4\u0caf\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cc7\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c86\u0c97 \u0c97\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0cc1\u0ca8 \u0c96\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6,\u0c87\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cb8\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 #RSS<\/a> \u0cb6\u0cbf\u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0ca5\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cad\u0cc7\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0ca8\u0cc0\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. \u0c86\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0caf\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbe\u0c98\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc1. #RSS100Years<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H4mwBx1zCW<\/a>\u2014 Sudarshana Chakra (@Sudarshn_chakra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe then Home Minister Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge, along with other ministers, visited the RSS camp site and extended full cooperation for the event. They praised the RSS\u2019s society-oriented activities, asking Kharge to provide any example of the RSS crossing boundaries of discipline, restraint, or peace in public or private spaces,” stated a post shared by Vijayendra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Kharge, however, continued to attack the RSS and said: \u201cThen why did Sardar Patel ban them? Why did Indira Gandhi ban them? Our mistake was lifting the ban. I don\u2019t think Mr Vijayendra himself is aware of the history of the RSS,” adding that this is about protecting students and children.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe RSS is using government schools and public grounds to organise demonstrations and hurl slogans, instilling ideas in the minds of children. Police are overseeing these demonstrations with sticks, which can negatively affect students. If they want to hold these events, let them do it at Keshav Krupa. Nobody will object there. But children in government institutions come to study, not to be taught any ideology or philosophy. Parents decide what religion, texts, and practices their children follow,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\nVijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Vijayendra, meanwhile, defended the RSS. In tweets, he said chants of \u2018Bharat mata ki jai\u2019 from RSS <\/span>shakhas<\/span><\/i>, by both the young and the old, appear to have unnerved those used to hearing \u2018Pakistan zindabad\u2019 slogans. He accused the Congress government of targeting the organisation while ignoring security threats from across state borders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nChorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Chorus and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, resonated by both the young and the old from RSS shakhas, seem to have unnerved those used to hearing “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans!Wazir-e-Ala @INCKarnataka<\/a> government, having no issues with their brothers plotting bomb blasts from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zLub6aLHUF<\/a>\u2014 Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe RSS works for the Sarvangeena Unnati \u2013 the holistic progress of Bharat. Successive Congress governments have tried to ban the RSS, but failed every time. The RSS ideology of nationalism and social reform always triumphs over anti-national designs,” he said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\nHe warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
He warned that Karnataka, praised by Naada Kavi Kuvempu as \u2018Bharata Jananiya Tanujaate\u2019 \u2013 the proud daughter of Bharat Mata \u2013 will not tolerate backstabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe barking of dogs does not ruin the divine realm. Words lacking civility, dignity, or character cannot constitute political criticism; at best, they reflect the filth of politics,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Congress leader\u2019s letter to the chief secretary, dated October 4, had requested that government permission not be granted for RSS programmes in schools, colleges, public parks, and endowment temples. He also sought intervention from the chief minister to ensure that no government-run premises are used for these activities, citing their potential impact on students and youth.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
He said he would like to know the \u201ctop 10 achievements” of the RSS and have them explain what has been accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWhy are they not registered as an NGO, as the Prime Minister once called them the biggest NGO in the world from the Red Fort, yet they are not registered; why?” he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nRohini Swamy<\/a><\/p>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Rohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Rohini Swamy, Associate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for nearly two decades in the television and digital space. She covers south India for News18\u2019s digital platform. She has previously worked with t… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 12, 2025, 23:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> RSS Row In Karnataka Heats Up, Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP’s Vijayendra To Public Debate<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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