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A major rift has emerged within the Congress party over calls to ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), pitting party president Mallikarjun Kharge against Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated, 'It is my personal opinion and I will say it openly, it should be done'. Kharge justified his stance by invoking Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 1948 ban on the organisation following Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, arguing the RSS is responsible for law and order problems. However, Karti Chidambaram publicly disagreed, stating that a ban is not 'feasible and sustainable in today's legal environment', pointing out that the current government, from the Prime Minister down, consists of ardent RSS members. The transcript also highlights the distinction between Priyank Kharge's demand to ban RSS activities on government premises and his father's call for a complete ban on the organisation itself.
