Bengaluru, Oct. 20 -- Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday asked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to obtain formal police permission for its proposed Vijayadashami procession, making it clear that merely informing the authorities about the event would not be sufficient.
In a pointed message to the organisation, Kharge said the RSS must submit the prescribed application, furnish details of the proposed procession and await approval from the competent authorities instead of treating prior intimation as permission.
"My dear RSS volunteers, I hope the Vijayadashami festival celebrations are going on in full swing. I don't mean to dampen your enthusiasm," Kharge said in a social media post.
However, he emphasised that inform...