Maharashtra man held for threatening Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge over RSS remarks

Bengaluru: A 40-year-old Maharashtra man was arrested for allegedly threatening Karnataka IT-BT and rural development minister Priyank Kharge over his appeal for a ban on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activities in government buildings in the state.

The accused, Danappa alias Dinesh, a resident of Solapur, was tracked down and arrested from Latur in Maharashtra. (Representative photo)

Kharge posted a video message on his X account, wherein he played the audio clip in question. “I said that RSS is working to fill the minds of young people and children with filth, here is a small sample of just what that filth looks like,” Kharge wrote in the attached caption.