Bengaluru, Oct. 14 -- Congress leader Priyank Kharge has criticized the use of government properties by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for activities that he says are aimed at indoctrinating children from marginalized communities.

Kharge stated that the government's proactive approach, under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's instructions to the Chief Secretary, is necessary to prevent misuse of state-owned institutions.

"Government schools, colleges, universities, playgrounds, and archaeological sites are meant for education, not for pushing a particular ideology," he said.

He emphasized that most students in these institutions come from poor, backward, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Dalit, and OBC backgrounds, and they attend scho...