Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday called for a ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), alleging that the organisation’s actions have fostered hatred and lawlessness in the country.

Speaking to mediapersons, Kharge accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of insulting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s legacy by allowing government employees to associate with the RSS.

Kharge said his remarks came on a day of “both pride and pain” — the 150th birth anniversary of Patel and the 41st death anniversary of Indira Gandhi. He said both leaders made immense sacrifices for India’s unity, and criticised attempts to use Patel’s name for political gain.

Citing Patel’s letter to Syama Prasad Mookerjee dated February 4, 1948, Kharge noted that even the country’s first Home Minister had warned

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