There should be a ban on RSS, says Mallikarjun Kharge as he invokes Sardar Patel

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has once again called for a ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

He said the BJP and RSS are responsible for the current state of law and order in India, and if Prime Minister Narendra Modi truly respects the views of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, he should take the decision to ban the RSS.

"These are my personal views and I openly say that there should be a ban on the RSS. If PM respects the views presented by Vallabhbhai Patel, this should be done. All the wrongs in the country and all law and order issues here are due to the BJP and RSS," Kharge said.

Speaking about Sardar Patel, Kharge said that he, along with the Iron Lady of India, Indira Gandhi, put every possible effort to maintain unity of the country.

He recalled Sardar Patel's letter to Syama Prasad Mookerji which stated that the way the RSS rejoiced after Gandhi's death, there was no option but to ban them. He stressed that the RSS distributed sweets after Gandhi’s assassination.

“Patel wrote a letter saying the way the RSS people rejoiced at Gandhi's death, there was no option left but to ban them. He wrote this letter to Syama Prasad Mookerji. The speeches of the Sangh people are full of venom; they distributed sweets after Gandhi's assassination. He also wrote this letter to Golwalkar," Kharge said.