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Bengaluru: Senior Congress leaders in India have questioned the financial transparency of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of evading legal scrutiny by remaining unregistered for decades.<\/p>\n
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge and senior Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad, in separate remarks, demanded that the RSS disclose the sources of its massive funding, alleging that the organisation continues to operate without registration to avoid government oversight, tax compliance, and financial accountability.<\/p>\n
Priyank Kharge challenged the RSS to produce proof of its registration. \u201cThrow the RSS registration on my face saying that it is a registered organisation. There ends the matter,\u201d he said, questioning, \u201cWhere is the money coming from to build buildings, conduct marches, buy uniforms, drums, and other paraphernalia if it is not a registered entity?\u201d<\/p>\n
Kharge said he had already written to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urging restrictions on RSS activities in public spaces and disciplinary action against government employees associated with the group. He asserted that the RSS deliberately stays unregistered to avoid paying taxes and disclosing details of domestic and foreign donations.<\/p>\n
Echoing similar concerns, B.K. Hariprasad accused the RSS of systematically evading public and legal scrutiny. \u201cThe Congress and the BJP are registered political organisations. Where is the RSS registered? If it is not, how can anyone question the source of its funding?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
He further alleged that the RSS raises unaccounted money under the guise of \u201cGuru Dakshina\u201d donations during festivals like Vijayadashami. \u201cThey have built a Rs 700 crore building. Where did the money come from? Has the Enforcement Directorate or Income Tax Department ever raided it?\u201d Hariprasad asked, calling the organisation\u2019s operations \u201cillegal and opaque.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan defended the RSS, claiming it was a \u201cvoluntary organisation working for social and cultural upliftment\u201d and that there was \u201cno need for every organisation to be registered.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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