Overview

• Chittapur’s tahsildar rejected the RSS route march planned for October 19 after police warned of likely clashes if RSS, Bhim Army and Dalit Panthers held processions on the same route.
• The Karnataka High Court held a special sitting, directed the RSS to submit a new application to the Kalaburagi deputy commissioner proposing November 2, and sought a status report on October 24.
• The bench noted no specific statute requires prior permission for marches even as Article 19 rights face reasonable public‑order limits, and it left the merits undecided.
• The state government issued a new order making prior permission mandatory for private groups to use government property such as roads, parks and playgrounds for rallies or processions.
• Municipal workers removed RSS banners installed without clearance, police flagged a case against an RSS worker accused of threatening Minister Priyank Kharge, and BJP leaders decried the denial while welcoming the court’s direction.