Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge Challenges BJP Over RSS Links to Murders
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Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge hit back at BJP MP Tejasvi Surya in Bengaluru on Tuesday over allegations linking the RSS to four high-profile murders. Kharge claimed that investigations by the SIT and the CBI into the deaths of journalist Gauri Lankesh, scholar MM Kalburgi, rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, and activist Govind Pansare traced the accused to clandestine networks linked to the RSS. He also challenged the organisation to register itself and disclose its financial accounts. Surya had earlier demanded that Kharge provide evidence within three days or resign, accusing the minister of making political speeches rather than ensuring the rule of law. The Lankesh murder case has been on trial since 2022, while the Kalburgi case has examined 33 of 139 witnesses as of September 2026.
Why it matters
The public clash between a senior state minister and a ruling party MP brings ideological debates over the RSS and historical high-profile assassinations into active political discourse in Karnataka.
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