Kharge urges RSS to seek permission for Karnataka marches

Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has urged the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to obtain formal police permission before holding Vijayadashami route marches planned for October 25, saying advance notice or a request for cooperation does not constitute approval. Kharge said the organisation should submit applications in the prescribed format, provide the required details and wait for a decision from the competent authorities. He said police need time to plan personnel deployment, traffic management, security and other logistical arrangements for public processions. Letters from RSS units in Bengaluru, which Kharge shared, describe proposed marches and requests for police cooperation. The documents establish that the events were planned, but do not establish whether formal applications were filed or permission was granted. One letter, dated October 15, from the Kamalanagar unit informed Mahalakshmi Layout police of a procession due to begin at 9 a.m. from a ground beside the Shiva temple on Pipeline Road. It proposed a route through Kempegowda Layout and Kasturi Layout before returning to the starting point. A separate communication to Nandini Layout police and traffic police...