'Will he put us in jail?' BJP slams Priyank Kharge for RSS remarks; dares him to take action

NEW DELHI: Union minister of state Shobha Karandlaje on Friday hit back at Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge’s remarks regarding the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh ( RSS ), calling the RSS a “big tree” that cannot be damaged. The spat follows Kharge’s letter to chief minister Siddaramaiah urging action against government officials who reportedly speak against the Congress government at RSS events. Speaking to ANI, Karandlaje criticized Congress’s historic opposition to the RSS, stating, "Congress has been after the RSS ever since independence, one year after independence, they banned RSS. What happened? In 1975, Indira Gandhi tried to ban the RSS but nothing happened." She added, "They are so rattled after just one day of route march by the RSS. RSS is a big tree and no one ca