Citing the fact that in a constitutional democracy, no organisation, however old, large or influential, can remain above scrutiny, Karnataka home minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge has written to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, urging the outfit to provide information including those pertaining to its legal status and organisational structure, whether it is paying taxes and also details about sources of donations, contributions and income.
Kharge on Monday (June 15) shared the letter to Bhagwat dated June 13 on his official X account and said that in its centenary year, the RSS must responsibly abide by the Constitution and register, disclose, pay applicable taxes and function transparently within the Constitution.
In the letter, Kharge congratulates the RSS on completing 100 years of its existence and says that an organisation that claims to have over 60,000 shakhas and crores of swayamsevaks across India and abroad undoubtedly has a significant presence in public life and society.
“It is precisely because of this scale, influence and reach that the RSS must be held to the highest standards of transparency, accountability and constitutional compliance,” Kharge has written in his letter to Bhagwat.
Kharge added that according to the annual report for 2025-26 released by the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), the highest decision-making body of the RSS, the organisation has a significant footprint in Karnataka, with 4,127 daily shakhas, 1,389 weekly milans and 60 monthly mandalis.
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