Dare not to dictate Govt, it doesn't belong to RSS, VHP: BJP MLC to Muthalik
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Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and Karnataka MLC A H Vishwanath has shown the spine to remind the controversial Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik that the government does not belong to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
Vishwanath was responding to Muthalik's constant attempt to inflate communal sensitive issues in the state at a press conference. Vishwanath also reminded Muthalik not to dare to dictate the government what to do.
The legislature also lamented the lack of action from the government against people like Muthalik which he said will send wrong signals to the people.
Vishwanath had earlier criticised right-wing organisations against for their calls to bar Muslim traders from participating in temple festivals. He had opposed the demand by groups including the VHP, Hindu Jagarana Vedike, Bajrang Dal and the Sree Rama Sene.
Vishwanath is a former Congress minister and ex-state president of JD(S). The veteran OBC leader switched to the BJP in 2019 to help the party and its leader B S Yediyurappa come to power in Karnataka.