BENGALURU : The Karnataka High Court has allowed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold its route march in Chittapur on November 2.

The court was hearing a petition filed by RSS’s Kalaburagi convener Ashok Patil against the state government’s denial of permission for the march. The government had denied permission citing potential law and order issues, as other organisations like the Bhim Army and Bharatiya Dalit Panthers had also planned rallies on the same route on the same date.

The RSS had initially planned to hold the route march on October 19, but the Chittapur Tahsildar later denied permission, stating that simultaneous processions by multiple groups could lead to clashes and disturb public peace.

The RSS then approached the High Court, which directed the petitioner to sub

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