Authorities in Chittapur, the house constituency of Minister Priyank Kharge, have denied permission for the RSS route march on Sunday, citing the potential for disruption of peace and regulation and order.
Chittapur City Municipal Council on Saturday had eliminated cut-outs and banners put in by the RSS on the principle highway amid police safety, stating that they had been put in earlier than giving permission for the route march.
“To stop disruption of peace and regulation and order in Chittapur and to keep away from any untoward incidents, permission for the RSS route march scheduled for 19-10-2025 is hereby denied, and the request utility is rejected,” the Chittapur tahsildar has mentioned in his order dated October 18.
The state authorities too on Saturday issued an order making “prior permission” obligatory for any non-public organisation, affiliation or a gaggle of individuals to make use of authorities property or premises.
The order relies on a Cupboard choice on Thursday, prompted by Panchayat Raj and IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge’s letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah searching for a ban on RSS’ actions in public locations.
An utility was submitted searching for permission for a route march and Vijayadashami programme to be held at Chittapur city in Kalaburagi district at 3 PM on October 19 by the RSS, on the event of the organisation’s centenary and as a part of the Vijayadashami pageant celebration.
Stating {that a} letter had been despatched from his workplace to the Police Sub-Inspector, Chittapur Police Station, to submit a report on this regard, the tahsildar mentioned, the Bhim Military organisation has additionally knowledgeable, by a letter, that they too will conduct a route march on the identical route on October 19.
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Additional, the police station’s intelligence officer was deputed to gather data concerning these processions, and a report was submitted stating that on October 16, RSS employee Danesh Naron had allegedly abused and issued life threats to the native MLA and District In-charge Minister, Priyank Kharge, and a case has been registered in Bengaluru’s Sadashivanagar Police Station on this regard, he mentioned, including that in protest in opposition to this incident, demonstrations have been held throughout Karnataka, together with in Chittapur.
Additional noting that the Bhim Military State Youth Wing, Kalaburagi, has submitted a letter stating that because the RSS is deliberately conducting a route march in Chittapur on October 19 in opposition to the minister’s assertion, the tahsildar mentioned that, “they, together with members of the Indian Dalit Panthers organisation have additionally sought permission to conduct a march alongside the identical route. The Bhim Military has already held a press convention asserting their intention to carry the procession, and the Indian Dalit Panthers (Regd.) have additionally made a written request for a similar.” If the RSS, Bhim Military and Indian Dalit Panthers conduct processions in Chittapur city alongside the identical route, there’s a excessive chance of clashes between the teams, which may disturb public peace and regulation and order. This evaluation has been confirmed based mostly on data collected from the general public and police informants, he mentioned.
“Due to this fact, since simultaneous processions by the RSS, Bhim Military, and Indian Dalit Panthers on October 19 in Chittapur might result in disturbances and adversely have an effect on regulation and order, it’s deemed inappropriate to grant permission for a similar as per the report submitted by police in Chittapur,” the tahsildar has mentioned in his order.