‘We cannot open our chests to show our support to Priyank Kharge’

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Manjunath Bhandary, MLC, astatine  a property   league  successful  Mangaluru connected  Saturday.

Manjunath Bhandary, MLC, astatine a property league successful Mangaluru connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIaL ARRANGEMENT

Expressing enactment of the Dakshina Kannada territory Congress portion to matters raised by IT and BT, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minster Priyank Kharge against the RSS, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) moving president and MLC Manjunath Bhandary said connected Saturday that the enactment volition afloat backmost each enactment activists who basal by the ideals of the Congress.

Talking to reporters astatine the enactment bureau successful Mangaluru, Mr. Bhandary criticised erstwhile Media Advisor to Chief Minister Dinesh Amin Mattu for latter’s connection that Congress leaders successful Dakshina Kannada were mingling openly with RSS activists and hence were not backing Mr. Kharge.

“We cannot unfastened our thorax to amusement our enactment for Mr. Kharge. We proceed to basal by each Congress workers warring for upholding the party’s ideology,” helium said.

Disputing Mr. Mattu’s connection that RSS supporters were welcomed to the Congress and fixed summons to contention Assembly elections, which led to the party’s decision successful astir constituencies successful Dakshina Kannada station 2013, Mr. Bhandary said those who accepted the ideology of the Congress were fixed the ticket. Victory and decision were portion of the elections and it had thing to bash with who got the ticket.

Disputing Mr. Mattu’s connection astir allowing RSS activities successful Sahyadri Engineering College, managed by the MLC, Mr. Bhandary said helium had not allowed immoderate societal and spiritual organisations to clasp activities successful the college. When D.V. Sadananda Gowda was the Chief Minister, a lawsuit named “Shrusti”, which is related to submission of projects by engineering students, was held by District Industries Centre successful the college. This lawsuit was by the State authorities and not related to immoderate organisation. No meetings of RSS were being held successful assemblage campus, helium said.

Published - October 18, 2025 08:50 p.m. IST

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