Mallikarjun Kharge blames RSS for his defeat in 2019 Lok Sabha elections
The Hindu
Congress leader claims the organisation is ‘infiltrating’ all sectors
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is ‘infiltrating’ all sectors, and his long fight against the organisation was one of the major reasons for his defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Kalaburagi constituency.
“They (RSS) are infiltrating everywhere...even education. Many officers are directly recruited by amending the rules,” Mr Kharge said in response to a question.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.