Condemning the denial of permission for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) proposed route march in Chittapur, BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra on Sunday (October 19, 2025) accused the Congress government of functioning in an “authoritarian” manner reminiscent of the Emergency.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Vijayendra alleged that constitutional rights were being “snatched away in the name of the Constitution itself.”

“In Chittapur, those who claim to uphold the Constitution are themselves violating constitutional rights. The Tahsildar’s denial of permission for the RSS centenary celebrations, citing incomplete submission of 12 documents, reminds one of North Korea’s dictatorial regime under Kim Jong Un,” he wrote.

The BJP leader said Minister Priyank Kharge, who repre

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