The Congress government in Karnataka on Thursday reissued a 2013 circular , which restricted the activities of private or non-governmental organisations in public spaces and on roads, reported PTI.

The action will likely impact the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the parent organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Hindutva organisation usually conducts its camps in government-aided schools and other public spaces.

The circular, dated February 7, 2013, was issued when the BJP was in power in Karnataka. It stated that government school premises should not be used for private purposes or non-academic activities, reported IANS.

It was reissued days after Karnataka Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a ban

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