Kharge calling for RSS ban under Gandhi family’s pressure: Shobha | Bengaluru News
Bengaluru: Union minister Shobha Karandlaje Saturday accused AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge of demanding a ban on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) under pressure from Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.“I respect Mallikarjun Kharge; he is a senior politician with vast experience. However, he is unable to think independently because of the influence of one family in his party. In his 50 years of political life, Kharge never made any statement against RSS,” she said, adding: “After listening to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Kharge has now started demanding a ban on the organisation... During the UPA govt, you (Kharege) were a Union minister, yet you never spoke against RSS. Why now? It’s appeasement politics to please a community.”Her remarks came amid the controversy over minister Priyank Kharge’s letter to the CM seeking a ban on RSS activities and action against officials linked to the organisation.
