Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s office released Minister Priyank Kharge’s October 4 letter and noted his instruction to Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to take appropriate action.
• Media reports say a government order restricting RSS activities on state-owned or state-funded premises is likely, though no formal order had been issued by Sunday.
• Kharge alleged RSS shakhas in government and aided schools and on public grounds involve slogans and stick drills held without police permission that negatively affect children.
• The request seeks to bar activities only on government-controlled spaces such as schools, parks, public playgrounds, Muzrai temples, and Archaeology Department sites, with no objection to private venues.
• BJP leaders, including state president B.Y. Vijayendra and IT cell head Amit Malviya, denounced the move and highlighted alleged Congress hypocrisy as RSS centenary route marches took place in Bengaluru.