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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

'Rattle the RSS, BJP hisses': Priyank Kharge's dig amid registration row, slams BJP as RSS' 'instrument'

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday mocked the BJP, saying it acts as a mere instrument of the RSS, amid the ongoing tussle between him and the RSS over his demand for clarity on its constitutional and financial compliance.

In a post on X, Kharge claimed that every time someone questions the RSS, the BJP loses its composure and "hisses back." He asked why an organisation, which he claimed contributed nothing to the freedom struggle, now guides the nation on patriotism, and why it took 52 years for the Tricolour to be hoisted at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, saying both questions provoke the same defensive reaction from the BJP.

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