Bengaluru, May 17 : The Hindutva armed group is doing undergoing training to their members in thier camps in Indian state Karnataka.The Photographs and videos of Bajrang Dal activists undergoing training holding arms and 'trishul deeksha' have gone viral on social media. The one camp was part of the 'Shaurya Prashikshana Varga' that took place from May 5 to 11 at Sai Shankar Educational Institute, at Ponnampet in Kodagu district of the state.About 400 activists were said to have taken part in the Bajrang Dal-organised event. A Bajarang Dal activist what he claimed, the participants were trained in self-defence. Authorities of the school, where the camp was held, said the premises was being used for 'Prashikshana varga' training for several years and were unaware of training with arms.
Congress leaders while expressing concern over the training camp AICC in-charge of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Goa and MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao in a tweet said, "Why are BajrangDal members receiving arms training? Isn't training in firearms without a proper license an offence? Isn't this a violation of the Arms Act 1959, Arms Rules 1962? And why are @BJP4India leaders openly attending and supporting this activity?"
Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad tweeted: "At this age, most young men set out to achieve dreams. In K'atka, Bajrang Dal is destroying young lives by training them to unleash violence in the name of religion. This needs to be stopped at any cost".
Row in Karnataka over RSS founder’s speech in textbook
Bengaluru, May 17 : The Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education BJP Minister BC Nagesh has defended the inclusion of a speech by founder of RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in a revised Class X Kannada textbook.
This was objected to by organisations, including the All-India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) and All-India Save Education Committee (AISEC).