Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed officials to take immediate action after the CMO released Kharge’s letter seeking a prohibition on RSS activities on state-owned or funded properties.
• Multiple outlets report the government is preparing an order restricting shakhas and related events on government schools, public grounds, Muzrai temples, archaeology sites and other state premises.
• Kharge’s letter alleges RSS gatherings raise slogans, instill negative ideas in children and youth, and conduct aggressive displays with sticks without police permission.
• The move coincides with RSS centenary route marches in Karnataka, including events that began at BBMP-run school and playground locations in Bengaluru.
• BJP leaders, including state chief B.Y. Vijayendra and Amit Malviya, condemned the proposal as political and impractical, while Kharge maintained the RSS can hold activities on private property.