In my personal opinion, RSS should be banned: Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that in his personal opinion the RSS should be banned as most of the law and order problems in the country are arising because of the BJPRSSKharge also hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he attacked the party on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patels birth anniversary and cited Patels remarks criticising the RSS following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948Responding to a question on banning RSS Kharge said It is my personal opinion it should be done as most of the issues and law and order problems are arising because of the BJPRSSNoting that today is the birth anniversary of Patel and death anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi the Congress president said these two great leaders iron man and iron lady made a big contribution to the country and strived to maintain unityThis is the history of the Congress and its contribution Kharge said at a press conferenceKharge cited a letter written by Patel to Syama Prasad Mookerjee in which the then home minister said the RSS had created an atmosphere that led to the tragedy of Mahatma Gandhis assassinationThey always tried to portray a rift between Indias first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Patel when they had great ties and both had praised each other Kharge saidNehru hailed Patel for shaping Indias unity and Patel called Nehru an ideal for the countryKharges remarks came after Prime Minister Modi said Sardar Patel wanted to unite the entire Kashmir just as he did with other princely states into India but then PM Nehru did not allow it to happenSlamming the Congress Modi said that the party inherited the slave mentality from the British who ruled India The country is removing every trace of colonial mindset he addedBorn in Nadiad Gujarat in 1875 Patel was a pivotal figure in Indias struggle for IndependenceRenowned for his exceptional leadership and unyielding commitment to national integration he is fondly remembered as the Iron Man of India He died in 1950This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever