Overview

• Priyank Kharge posted a 2.12-minute video of an unidentified caller, who claimed RSS affiliation, hurling abuse at him as he questioned whether such conduct was taught at shakhas.
• He said he and his family have faced threats and abusive calls in recent days after he urged a ban on RSS activities in government institutions and on public grounds.
• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asked the Chief Secretary to study measures taken in Tamil Nadu concerning RSS activities, with no statewide ban announced.
• Karnataka BJP chief B.Y. Vijayendra dismissed Kharge’s threat claims as a bid for publicity and defended the RSS as nation-building, saying a ban is impossible.
• BJP leaders circulated a photo of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at an RSS event to counter the minister, who has also alleged sexual abuse linked to RSS camps by citing a recent Kerala case.