Karnataka to regulate activities of private entities, such as RSS, in public spaces

The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to issue an order for regulating activities of private and non-government organisations, such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on public properties, including government and government-aided schools and colleges, public grounds, government-regulated temples, sites under the Archaeology Department, parks and any other government sites.

This decision comes days after Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a ban on RSS activities in public places, including school premises, parks, and playgrounds.

The BJP lashed out at the decision, calling it part of a sustained, long-term campaign against the RSS. Party State president B.Y. Vijayendra called the decision an effort by the Congress government to obfuscate its own failures.