‘RSS is Indian Taliban’: Senior Congress leader BK Hariprasad | Bengaluru News

BK Hariprasad

NEW DELHI: A senior Congress leader has described the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as the “Indian Taliban”, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the organisation during his Independence Day address. According to news agency ANI, BK Hariprasad, a former Rajya Sabha member, criticised the prime minister for lauding the RSS from the Red Fort. “They (RSS) are trying to disturb peace in the country. I will only equate RSS with Taliban. They are Indian Taliban and the PM is appreciating them from Red Fort,” he told ANI.Hariprasad also questioned the RSS’s finances. “Was there any ‘Sanghi’ who participated in the freedom struggle? It’s a shame that RSS is not a registered organisation. We don’t know where they get funds. Any NGO that wants to work in the country should register, as per the Constitution,” he said. The Congress leader further alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and RSS were “masters of twisting history”. He also argued that it was AK Fazlul Huq, Prime Minister of Bengal during British rule, who moved the first resolution for the Partition, and Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee was party to the same.“BJP and RSS are the masters of twisting history, and they are trying to rewrite history. It was Fazlul Huq and Syama Prasad Mookerjee who moved the first resolution in Bengal for the Partition. Jinnah and Savarkar were of the opinion that both religions need a separate state. They are trying to blame Congress for it,” the Congress leader said. His remarks came a day after Modi hailed the RSS as the “biggest NGO in the world”, praising its century-long contribution to nation-building. “With the aim of welfare of Maa Bharati, swayamsevaks dedicated their lives to the welfare of our motherland. In a way, RSS is the biggest NGO of the world. It has a history of 100 years of dedication,” PM Modi said.