This special report focuses on the escalating war of words between the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Congress party over calls for its ban. Following demands from Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders like Priyank Kharge to outlaw the organisation, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale has issued a sharp rebuttal. ‘Such attempts were made three times in the past. What did society say then? What did the court say? Despite all this, the Sangh’s work kept growing,’ Hosabale stated, dismissing the demand. The controversy reignited after Mallikarjun Kharge cited Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 1948 decision to ban the RSS and argued the organisation is responsible for law and order problems. Hosabale countered that any ban requires a valid reason and that those demanding it should learn from previous failed attempts, noting the RSS has been banned and unbanned three times in its history.
