Archive · 16 Aug 2026
RSS Needs No Registration to Exist, Says BJP's Santhosh
A big meeting happened in Bengaluru, a city in India.
A leader named BL Santhosh, from a political party called the BJP, gave a speech there.
He talked about a large group called the RSS, which some people, like Karnataka's Home Minister Priyank Kharge, want the government to officially register.
Santhosh said the RSS does not need registration because millions of people trust it.
He also spoke about how India became a free country long ago, saying many brave people fought for that freedom.
He named freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.
He said that when fewer Hindu people live in an area, that area may start to feel less connected to India.
He asked everyone to dream of one united India, which he called Akhand Bharat.
He gave examples of Germany and Vietnam, which were once split and later became united again.
BL Santhosh, BJP National General Secretary (Organisation), said the RSS does not require registration and works through the trust of millions of people.
His remarks responded to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge's demand that the RSS be registered.
Santhosh said the RSS was unregistered during Partition and argued India's freedom was won through the sacrifices of revolutionaries and soldiers, not merely through the Salt Satyagraha or spinning the charkha.
He alleged that a decline in the Hindu population weakens a region's sense of belonging to India and breeds anti-nationalism, citing Bengaluru's Shivajinagar and Chamarajapet constituencies.
He urged a resolve toward 'Akhand Bharat', citing Germany's and Vietnam's reunification and Israel's bringing of Jews home, and claimed India is becoming stronger.
Santhosh claimed that Mallikarjun Kharge's family faced attacks of the Razakars of Hyderabad and fled to Gulbarga, and that RSS workers confronted those Razakars.
- Who
- BL Santhosh, BJP National General Secretary (Organisation), speaking in response to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge's demand.
- What
- Santhosh defended the RSS's unregistered status, discussed how India's freedom was won, raised concerns about Hindu population decline, and called for working toward the idea of 'Akhand Bharat'.
- When
- On a Saturday; the articles do not state an exact date.
- Where
- At an 'Akhand Bharat Sankalp Day' programme in Bengaluru organised by the Hindu Jagarana Vedike.
- Why
- He was reacting to Priyank Kharge's demand to register the RSS and used the occasion to discuss the RSS, Independence history, and demographic changes.
Pro-Registration (Kharge's demand)
Anti-Registration (Santhosh's stance)
RSS registration
Pro-Registration (Kharge's demand)
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge demanded that the RSS be registered.
Anti-Registration (Santhosh's stance)
BL Santhosh said the RSS has always functioned without registration and that registration does not determine its existence.
- Speaker
- BL Santhosh, BJP National General Secretary (Organisation)
- Event
- 'Akhand Bharat Sankalp Day' programme
- City
- Bengaluru
- Organizer
- Hindu Jagarana Vedike
- Trigger
- Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge's demand to register the RSS
- Santhosh's stance on RSS
- Registration not required; organisation works through the trust of millions of people
- Constituencies cited
- Shivajinagar and Chamarajapet (no Hindu candidate won in two decades)
- Freedom fighters named
- Madan Lal Dhingra, Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru
