Shillong, May 27: Following Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge’s remarks about banning the RSS and Bajrang Dal, a new controversy has arisen.
Nalin Kumar Kateel, the head of the BJP’s Karnataka branch, has responded to Priyank Kharge’s statement that his party is prepared to ban the Bajrang Dal if it attempts to disturb the peace in the state. Nalin Kateel said that Congress would “burn to ashes” if it attempted to outlaw the Bajrang Dal or the RSS.
“Priyank Kharge spoke about banning the RSS. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a RSS swayamsevak and is in a central position. We are all swayamsevaks of the RSS. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and the Narasimharao government also tried to impose a ban on the RSS but couldn’t succeed,” the Karnataka BJP president said.
“Congress would burn to ashes if you try to outlaw Bajrang Dal and the RSS. It is better for Priyank Kharge to be knowledgeable about the nation’s past. “Priyank Kharge should watch what he says,” Nalin Kumar Kateel advised.
The son of Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and a congressman for the Chittapur assembly district, Priyank Kharge, had previously stated, “We will not hesitate to prohibit institutions which deal in moral policing. It might be the RSS, the Bajrang Dal, or another group from any community”.
