Published Jun 29, 2026 | 3:28 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 29, 2026 | 3:28 PM
Priyank Kharge (X)
Synopsis: The complaint was filed by Tejas A, a Bengaluru resident, and an RSS worker. In his deposition from December 2025, he states that on 4 October 2025, Priyank Kharge posted on X that, “RSS should be banned from holding any kind of ceremonies and branch activities in government places and school premises, they are giving wrong message to the people, causing harm to the country, taking the youth on the wrong path.”
On June 27, a Bengaluru court issued summons to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on a criminal defamation complaint filed against him for remarks against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
The complaint was also filed against Youth Congress leader Mohammed Nalapad and the summons were issued to him too.
According to a Livelaw report, the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru city while taking cognizance of offence under Section 356 BNS (criminal defamation) against Kharge and Congress leader Mohammed Haris Nalapad issued summons to them. The court however noted that proceedings against respondent no. 2, Congress MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao, have been dropped.
The Livelaw report further claimed that, the complaint was filed by Tejas A, a Bengaluru resident, and an RSS worker. In his deposition from December 2025, he states that on 4 October 2025, Priyank Kharge posted on X that, “RSS should be banned from holding any kind of ceremonies and branch activities in government places and school premises, they are giving wrong message to the people, causing harm to the country, taking the youth on the wrong path.”
The complainant has claimed in his deposition, that Kharge on 14.10.2025, again posted on his X account that “If your brother, sister, girlfriend, or any other person in your house is working in RSS, stop your relationship with them”. He has further stated that two days later, MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao made a social media post blaming RSS for the murders of Gauri Lankesh, Govind Pansare and MM Kalaburagi.
According to Bar and Bench, the complaint also cited statements attributed to Mohammed Nalapad during a media interaction, when he allegedly remarked that RSS members “have nothing beneath their shorts.” The complainant described the statement as obscene, insulting and intended to ridicule RSS members.
The matter is listed on 21 July.
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