Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Youth Congress Protests RSS Office, Burns Manusmriti Pages Over Casteism
Indian Youth Congress workers held a protest outside an RSS office in New Delhi.
They said the BJP-RSS ideology was discriminatory and casteist.
Some protesters burned pages from the Manusmriti, an ancient text.
They carried copies of the Constitution and its Preamble.
Protest leader Uday Bhanu Chib said India should follow the Constitution.
He also criticized the alleged purification of a stage in Uttarakhand after Mallikarjun Kharge attended an event there.
Police detained Chib during the protest.
The RSS had not immediately responded to the allegations.
Indian Youth Congress workers protested outside the RSS headquarters in Jhandewalan, New Delhi, on Sunday.
Protesters accused the BJP-RSS of promoting a discriminatory and casteist ideology.
Some demonstrators burned pages of the Manusmriti and displayed Constitution copies and anti-Manusmriti posters.
IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib said India should be governed by the Constitution, not the Manusmriti.
Police detained Chib and took him to Paharganj police station; the RSS did not immediately comment.
- Who
- Indian Youth Congress workers, led by national president Uday Bhanu Chib, protested; police detained Chib.
- What
- They protested alleged BJP-RSS casteist ideology and burned some pages of the Manusmriti.
- When
- Sunday.
- Where
- Outside the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in Jhandewalan, New Delhi; Chib was taken to Paharganj police station.
- Why
- The protesters alleged that the BJP-RSS promotes discriminatory, casteist and anti-Dalit ideas, and criticized an alleged stage-purification incident in Uttarakhand.
Indian Youth Congress’ Claims
RSS Response
Ideological dispute
Indian Youth Congress’ Claims
The Indian Youth Congress alleged that the BJP-RSS follows a discriminatory, casteist and anti-Dalit ideology inspired by the Manusmriti, and said the Constitution should govern India.
RSS Response
No immediate statement was available from the RSS responding to the Youth Congress’ claims.
Manusmriti and Constitution
Indian Youth Congress’ Claims
Protesters opposed the Manusmriti, burned some of its pages and displayed the Constitution and its Preamble.
RSS Response
The article does not report an RSS response to the protesters’ actions or claims.
Uttarakhand stage incident
Indian Youth Congress’ Claims
Uday Bhanu Chib called the alleged purification of a stage after a programme attended by Mallikarjun Kharge an insult to Dalits and the Constitution.
RSS Response
The article provides no response from the RSS or other opposing account regarding the alleged incident.
- Protest organizer
- Indian Youth Congress
- Protest leader
- IYC national president Uday Bhanu Chib
- Location
- RSS headquarters, Jhandewalan, New Delhi
- Main criticism
- The alleged discriminatory, casteist and anti-Dalit ideology of the BJP-RSS
- Protest symbols
- Copies of the Constitution, its Preamble, anti-Manusmriti posters and Manusmriti copies
- Police action
- Chib was detained and taken to Paharganj police station
- RSS response
- No immediate statement was available