In its Karnataka election manifesto, released last week, the Congress said it will take "decisive action" as per law, including banning organisations like Bajrang Dal.
Bajrang Dal said its members will organise a 'Hanuman Chalisa recitation' in Telangana late on Tuesday evening as part of its nationwide campaign against the Congress poll promise of banning Bajrang Dal.
CM Sarma said, "Rahul Gandhi is giving a guarantee to the people of Karnataka, but who will take the guarantee of Rahul Gandhi...Sonia Gandhi has been fighting alone for the last 20 years to make Rahul Gandhi stand, and now this person (Rahul Gandhi) comes and gives a guarantee to the people
As the religious controversy around Hindu Lord Hanuman is taking centre stage in this election after Congress' manifesto mentioned a ban on Bajrang Dal, Sawant said that his party will get 10 per cent more votes due to this.
The Chief Minister said that the Congress party wants to ban an outfit which is dedicated to nationalism and by talking about banning Bajrang Dal the Congress is playing games with the Hindu faith.
"On one hand, they had let loose an anti-India organisation like the PFI to carry forward its anti-national activities, and on the other were seeking a ban on an organisation like Bajrang Dal, which was dedicated to national and social service and devoted to Lord Hanuman," CM Yogi said.
Amid the row over the Congress party's manifesto mentioning "decisive action" against Bajrang Dal, the Chandigarh unit of the organisation on Saturday sent a notice of defamation to the party demanding damages worth Rs 100 crores.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Prakash Reddy on Friday asked Congress leaders to apologise for their alleged anti-national, anti-social and anti-cultural activities.
Amid political uproar over the Congress manifesto for Karnataka elections declaring a ban on Bajrang Dal, former chief minister and Congress leader Jagadish Shettar said there is no question of banning the right-wing outfit.