Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge compared the RSS to the “devil” and called the BJP its “shadow”, alleging money laundering and questioning the organisation’s funding sources, registration status and accountability under the Constitution.
Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), likening it to the “devil” and describing the BJP as its “shadow”, while also accusing the organisation of financial irregularities and questioning its legal status.
Addressing a public event, Kharge, who holds the IT-BT and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj portfolios, said the BJP draws its ideological strength from the RSS and that political opponents must confront the parent body rather than just its political arm.
“If there were no RSS, the BJP would have been worse than JD(S). I can give this in writing — it would have been worse than regional parties,” he said. “What we are doing today is fighting the shadow of the devil. Who is the shadow of the devil? It’s the BJP. Who is the devil? It’s the RSS. If we stop fighting the shadow and fight the devil, our country will automatically improve.”
