"Congress is most intolerant organisation": Shehzad Poonawala slams Siddaramaiah over RSS row in Karnataka

New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Hitting out at the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) row in Karnataka, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala on Sunday asserted that "Congress party is the most intolerant organisation" as they "bat for terrorists".
The BJP leader also said that the Congress party are the one who will cry for Batla House, Afzal, and Yakub, but when it comes to nationalistic organisations that have been working for the last hundred years, they are taking all kinds of actions.
Speaking to ANI, Poonawala said, "Congress is the most intolerant organisation. They have no problem with SDPI, PFI... They bat for terrorists who have been identified by the NIA. They are the ones who will cry for Batla House, Afzal, Yakub. But when it comes to nationalistic organisations that have been working for the last hundred years, they are taking all kinds of actions against them."
He later asked Siddaramaiah if he did not know who went against the Constitution of Ambedkar and promised Muslim reservation.
"But they have not succeeded. They made false allegations. They tried to ban RSS. Courts have uplifted those bans... Does Siddaramaiah not know who denied Bharat Ratna to Ambedkar? Does Siddaramaiah not know who went against the Constitution of Ambedkar and promised Muslim reservation and even reservation of Muslims in contracts?..." the BJP leader said.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka High Court on Sunday asked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to submit a fresh petition to hold a route march on November 2 in Chittapur in the State.
The High Court directed the petitioners to file a fresh petition to the District Collectors along with the route of the march.
While the Bhim Army and Dalit Panthers had also sought permission to protest, the High Court directed that separate time slots be allotted to both organisations, the RSS and the Bhim Army.
The hearing has been adjourned to October 24.
The court was hearing a petition seeking permission for an RSS route march in the constituency of Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge, Chittapur.
This comes amid the ongoing tussle between the Karnataka government and the RSS.
The row over the RSS sparked in Karnataka when Priyank Kharge requested a ban on RSS activities in government schools, colleges, and state-owned temples. He said that permissions should not be granted for activities outside the syllabus in government schools and colleges. (ANI)