Guwahati: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), through its Uttar Asom and Dakshin Asom prants, has formally lodged police complaints at Dispur Police Station in Guwahati and Silchar Police Station in the Barak Valley on April 7, 2026, seeking legal action over alleged derogatory, provocative, and communally sensitive remarks made during a recent election rally in southern Assam.
According to the complaints, Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Indian National Congress, made controversial statements at an election rally in Nilambazar under the Karimganj South Assembly constituency in Sribhumi district. In his speech, Kharge allegedly compared the ideology of the RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a “poisonous snake” and suggested its elimination.
As cited in the complaint, Kharge is alleged to have said:
“If a poisonous snake is moving in front of you while you are offering Namaz, you must stop the prayer and rush to kill the poisonous snake first — that is what the Quran prescribes you to do. I tell you that the RSS and BJP are similar to such a poisonous snake; if you do not eliminate it, you may not survive.”
The RSS has expressed serious concern, stating that such remarks are inflammatory and capable of inciting hostility, intimidation, and potential violence against its workers and BJP supporters. It further alleged that invoking religious sentiment in this manner, particularly during an election campaign ahead of the State Assembly polls scheduled for April 9, could disturb communal harmony.
The complaints argue that the statement amounts to a corrupt electoral practice under Section 83 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. They further allege that the remarks constitute criminal intimidation and promote enmity between different political and social groups. The complainants contend that describing the ideology of the RSS and BJP as “poisonous” and allegedly calling for its elimination could be interpreted as incitement to bodily harm.
The FIRs, endorsed by Khagen Saikia, Karyavah of Uttar Asom Prant, and Jyotsnamoy Chakraborty, Dakshin Asom Prant Sanghchalak, also state that the remarks risk deepening communal divisions between Hindu and Muslim communities, potentially affecting public peace and the electoral environment in Assam.
The RSS has warned that such statements, if not addressed promptly, could lead to communal tensions or clashes. It emphasized that democratic discourse must remain within constitutional and legal boundaries, and that election campaigning should not employ language that could endanger social cohesion or public order.
