Overview

• Minister Priyank Kharge’s October 4 letter sought a ban on RSS activities on state-owned and funded premises, and the CMO released it on October 12 as the RSS held centenary route marches.
• Siddaramaiah asked Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to consider action and examine Tamil Nadu’s approach, with officials reported to be weighing a government order limiting use of government property.
• Kharge’s letter alleges shakhas in government and aided schools and public grounds, slogan-shouting, and lathi drills without police permission that could harm children and youth.
• BJP leaders denounced the move and shared a 2002 photo of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge at an RSS event, while Priyank Kharge said his father visited as home minister to enforce law and order.
• The dispute has drawn national reactions, including Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis dismissing the proposal, and the matter remains under administrative review with no final decision announced.