Kalaburagi, July 4 || Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Friday reiterated his call to ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Speaking to reporters in Kalaburagi, Kharge, the Minister for RDPR, IT and BT and the son of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, said, "I have said this before - we had banned the RSS in the past, and if given the opportunity in the future, we will do it again. They are anti-nationals."
Quoting Father of the Constitution B. R. Ambedkar, Kharge said, "Ambedkar defined who is anti-national. In his last speech, he clearly stated that now that we have attained independence, our focus must be on ensuring social and economic progress. But caste is anti-national in India. Anyone who, in the name of caste and religion, obstructs social and economic progress and creates strife among communities is anti-national."
"In the current scenario, who is sowing seeds of communal hatred? Who is pushing the idea of 'one nation, one religion'? Who says they don't want the Constitution? Who claims that if given 400 seats, they will change the Constitution? It is the RSS and the BJP," he said.
When asked about the BJP's remark that the Congress will not come to power at the national level, Kharge responded, "Who is in power here? Whenever we were in power, we banned them. We will ban them again. Why are they in such a hurry to go to jail?"