Overview
- At a CWC meeting, Digvijaya Singh warned of “sleeper cells” within Congress after posting a 1995 photo to praise the RSS-BJP’s organisational strength, then clarified he opposes RSS ideology while citing its mobilising capacity.
- Senior Congress figures split publicly, with Pawan Khera and Supriya Shrinate rejecting any lessons from RSS, while T S Singh Deo and Shashi Tharoor framed Singh’s point as organisational learning without ideological alignment.
- Congress MP Manickam Tagore escalated the row by likening RSS to Al‑Qaeda and calling Singh’s remarks a self‑goal, drawing fresh political attacks and discomfort inside the party.
- AICC general secretary K. C. Venugopal told Karnataka leaders Siddaramaiah and D. K. Shivakumar to handle the Kogilu demolition drive with sensitivity and to ensure relief, rehabilitation and a grievance mechanism for affected families.
- Dhaka Metropolitan Police said two key suspects in Osman Hadi’s killing crossed into India via the Meghalaya border and that Bangladesh is seeking their arrest and extradition through formal and informal channels, noting unconfirmed reports of two helpers held by Indian authorities.