Karnataka Cabinet moves to restrict RSS activities in government institutions, public spaces

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R. Ashoka Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, on  with Swayamsevaks (volunteers) instrumentality     portion  successful  a march past   during the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) successful  assorted  parts of Bengaluru connected  October 12. 

R. Ashoka Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, on with Swayamsevaks (volunteers) instrumentality portion successful a march past during the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) successful assorted parts of Bengaluru connected October 12.  | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The Karnataka Cabinet connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) decided to contented an bid preventing trespassing of nationalist properties by organisations specified arsenic the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

The determination follows IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge’s missive to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seekign a prohibition connected activities of the RSS connected nationalist properties specified arsenic authorities schools, colleges, etc.

In a missive to the CM dated October 12, 2025, Mr. Kharge demanded that RSS activities not beryllium allowed connected authorities properties. He wrote, “In the involvement of the well-being of the country’s children, youth, the public, and nine arsenic a whole, I earnestly petition that a prohibition beryllium imposed connected each types of activities conducted by the RSS, whether nether the sanction of shakha, sanghik, oregon baithak connected the premises of authorities properties.”

The Minister’s request had elicited beardown absorption from the BJP portion besides resulting successful abusive messages and menace calls taregtting him and his family.

Following this, Mr. Siddaramaiah had instructed the Chief Secretary to survey measures taken by the neighbouring Tamil Nadu authorities to restrict the activities of the RSS there.

Upping the ante connected Thursday (October 16, 2025), Mr. Kharge had written different missive to Mr. Siddaramaiah, seeking an authoritative circular informing authorities officials of disciplinary action if they subordinate themselves with the activities of the RSS and different organisations, successful usurpation of the existing rules.

Published - October 16, 2025 05:29 p.m. IST

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