According to the new provisions, no RSS marches or branches will be permitted in public areas, on roads, or within government premises without prior approval from the authorities.
State IT Minister Priyank Kharge announced the decision, stating that the government will now have the authority to decide whether such activities can be conducted. Kharge also revealed that he has recently received death threats from RSS members.
He clarified that the regulations will apply to public spaces, government schools and colleges, government offices, institutions, and grant-aided organizations.
Earlier, Kharge had written to the Chief Minister alleging that the RSS was operating branches in government and aided schools as well as on public grounds, where “negative ideologies” were being promoted among children and youth.
Meanwhile, Yatindra Siddaramaiah, son of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, recently called for a ban on the RSS in Karnataka. Speaking on October 14, he compared the organization’s ideology to that of the Taliban, claiming that the RSS seeks to impose Hinduism in the same way the Taliban enforces Islamic law.
Yatindra suggested that the RSS should be legally registered and brought under regulatory oversight, arguing that its current status as a voluntary group grants it undue legal exemptions.
Responding to these developments, CM Siddaramaiah acknowledged that RSS branches were being established on government premises and directed the Chief Secretary to investigate the issue. He also instructed officials to review the measures taken in Tamil Nadu and assess whether similar steps could be adopted in Karnataka.
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