Silchar: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has lodged police complaints in Assam’s Dispur and Silchar, alleging hate speech during an election rally by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Complaints were filed by the RSS’s Uttar Assam Prant unit at Dispur Police Station in Guwahati and by its Dakshin Assam Prant unit at Silchar Police Station. The organisation has sought legal action over remarks allegedly made by Kharge during a recent rally at Nilambazar in the Karimganj South Assembly constituency.

According to the complaints, Kharge allegedly compared the ideology of the RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a “poisonous snake” and suggested its elimination. The RSS has termed the remarks derogatory, provocative, and communally sensitive.

The organisation has argued that the statements could incite hostility and violence against its members and BJP supporters. It also alleged that invoking religious references during an election campaign may disturb communal harmony and influence the electoral environment.

In the complaints, RSS functionaries have claimed that the remarks amount to a corrupt electoral practice under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and could promote enmity between different groups. They further stated that such language may lead to public unrest if not addressed promptly.

The complaints were submitted by Khagen Saikia, Prant Karyavah of RSS Uttar Assam Prant, and Jyotsnamoy Chakraborty, Prant Sanghchalak of RSS Dakshin Assam Prant.

The RSS has urged authorities to take appropriate legal action, stressing that democratic discourse should remain within constitutional limits and avoid statements that could endanger public peace.