New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said Friday that, in his “personal opinion”, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which he accused, along with the BJP, of being “at the root of law and order problems” in the country, should be “banned” and described its ideology as a “poison”.

Speaking to reporters at his residence here, the Rajya Sabha leader of opposition (LoP) criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the Congress of “undermining” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s legacy after his death.

Kharge slammed PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for portraying Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru as being at odds on key issues. Kharge cited letters and statements from the two Congress stalwarts themselves, emphasising the mutual respect and warmth that characterised

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