Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri’s suggestion to the former Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan (Congress) that “if not today, tomorrow you will also say the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) is our organisation” sparked off a heated debate in the House on Thursday. Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, who mentioned the RSS while speaking on the law and order situation in the State, blamed the BJP for the “collapse” of law and order. Mr. Kageri asked Mr. Siddaramaiah, “Why does our RSS bother you so much?” and then told Mr. Khan, “If not today, tomorrow you will also say the RSS is our organisation.”
‘Acceptance in future’
Immediately, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa stood up and said, “All Muslims and Christians have to accept the RSS in future.” Mr. Khan and the former Home Minister K.J. George (both Congress) took exception to Mr. Eshwarappa’s remark and said such a statement was not acceptable to them. Meanwhile, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the RSS’ objective was to establish “Manuvada” (the precepts of Manusmiriti) and he would not accept the RSS ideology.
