A maximum of 300 members are allowed to participate in the march with an additional 50 members in the band.
Published Nov 13, 2025 | 5:07 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 13, 2025 | 5:07 PM
File photo. (RSS official website)
Synopsis: The march will be held on 16 November. A maximum of 300 members are allowed to participate in the march with an additional 50 members in the band. In the previous hearing, the state had informed the court that it would positively consider the proposals for holding the route march.
The Karnataka government on Thursday, 13 November, informed the Kalaburagi Bench of the Karnataka High Court that it has granted conditional permission for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out a route march in Chittapur.
The march will be held on 16 November. A maximum of 300 members are allowed to participate in the march with an additional 50 members in the band.
In the previous hearing, the state had informed the court that it would positively consider the proposals for holding the route march.
After the High Court’s judgement, Karnataka Congress leader Priyank Kharge said that the RSS should conduct its march in accordance with the rules set by the government and the Kalaburagi district administration.
“Only 300 people should participate. Only allowed in places designated by the government. People from outside Chittapur cannot participate. No unpleasant incidents should be allowed,” Kharge said in a post on X.
He further said, “No matter what the organisation, no one is above the Constitution, no one is above the rules.”
ಯಾವ ಸಂಘಗಳೇ ಆಗಲಿ ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ ಮುಂದೆ ಯಾರೂ ದೊಡ್ಡವರಲ್ಲ, ಯಾರೂ ನಿಯಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಅತೀತರಲ್ಲ.
ಸಂವಿಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ತಲೆಬಾಗಿದರೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬದುಕು ಸುಂದರ.
ಸಂವಿಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಸವಾಲು ಹಾಕಿದರೆ ಬದುಕು ದುಸ್ಥರ!
ಆರ್ಎಸ್ಎಸ್ ಎಂಬ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗೆ ಈ ಸತ್ಯದ ಅರಿವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
ಸಂವಿಧಾನ, ಕಾನೂನುಗಳು ನಮಗೆ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬಂತೆ…— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) November 13, 2025
In October, the Kalaburagi tehsildar and taluka executive magistrate in Karnataka, denied permission for the RSS to hold a flag march in the district, anticipating “chaos” since the Bhim Army also planned a march on the same route on same day.
Priyank Kharge has been fighting against the activities of the RSS by reminding the chief minister that service rules bar government staff from participating in events by such organisations.
Kharge had recently called for a statewide ban on RSS activities in government institutions and public premises, which led to a cyber attack against him, including death threats.
He had urged the state government to impose a comprehensive ban on RSS “shakhas”, “sanghiks” (gatherings), and “baithaks” (meetings) across government premises, including schools, aided institutions, public parks, playgrounds, Muzrai Department temples, and archaeological sites, accusing it of “brainwashing young minds” by instilling “negative thoughts” and shouting divisive slogans.
He claimed the organisation’s ideology is “contrary to India’s ideals of unity and secular framework.”
Later, the Commissioner of the Panchayat Raj Department, Arundhati Chandrashekar, suspended Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Praveen Kumar after a picture surfaced, showing the official in an RSS uniform, and holding a danda (stick) alongside an RSS cadre. The BJP termed the government’s move against the official “anti-Hindu”.
Apparently aiming at the RSS, the state government had also issued a Government order deeming gatherings of more than 10 people in public places, including roads, parks, and playgrounds, as an unlawful assembly. The matter is now sub judice.
(Edited by Sumavarsha, with inputs from Anisha Reddy)
