Priyank Kharge is speaking about RSS only to gain media space, says Joshi
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi stated that BJP leaders will stop responding to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge's comments on the RSS, labeling them as attention-seeking tactics. Joshi dismissed the need for RSS registration and suggested Kharge is using the issue to distract from his department's failures.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing political friction between the BJP and the Congress-led government in Karnataka regarding ideological organizations.
“Home Minister Priyank Kharge is giving statement about the RSS only because it ensures that he gets media space. That is why we have stopped responding to his statement. We have instructed all BJP leaders too not to respond to him,” Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said in Bagalkot on Sunday.
He was there to inaugurate a public building constructed by the Nirani Cooperative Society.
“RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat has once given a clear answer to Priyank Kharge’s letter and stopped responding. After that, the RSS is doing its job. We will follow suit.” Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister
“Why do you think Priyank Kharge is going around talking about the RSS? That is because he wants to divert the people’s attention away from the failures of his department. He speaks like that to stop you from asking him questions about why the police have not stopped drug menace,” Mr. Joshi said.
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