‘RSS shouldn’t be allowed to carry lathis during route march’

The Kalaburagi territory portion of the Sauhardya Karnataka Vedike has urged the State authorities not to licence the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to instrumentality retired its pathasanchalana (route march) carrying lathis.

Addressing a property league successful Kalaburagi connected Monday, vedike members K. Neela, Meenakshi Bali and Arjun Bhadre said that the High Court, connected Friday, directed the territory medication to clasp a gathering with the RSS and different organisations connected Tuesday and taxable a study to it.

They urged the territory medication to instruct the RSS to transportation the nationalist emblem alternatively of lathis during its projected pathasanchalana successful Chittapur connected November 2, provided the tribunal grants permission.

“RSS volunteers should regenerate their lathis with the nationalist flag, transportation a transcript of the Constitution and rise slogans condemning Nathuram Godse during the march,” said Ms. Neela and Ms. Bali.

Ms. Neela further said that RSS volunteers marching with lathis successful their hands make fearfulness among the public, peculiarly children, and it appears to beryllium a deliberate effort to disrupt communal harmony.

She besides said that immoderate RSS leaders person precocious made provocative statements, urging Hindus to support swords and knives astatine location for self-defence.

“During the caller Dussehra celebrations, RSS volunteers were adjacent seen displaying swords,” she claimed and added that specified acts tin disturb communal peace.

Ms. Neela urged the territory medication to woody firmly with the organisation if it fails to enactment successful accordance with the Constitution.

Mr. Bhadre said that RSS supporters person issued threats and made vulgar remarks against Minister Priyank Kharge and his household members. He warned that the Minister’s supporters are aggravated implicit these developments and hence, granting support for the RSS pathasanchalana successful Chittapur volition beryllium inappropriate.