Shiv Sena state president Siddalinga Swami at a press conference in Kalaburagi on Friday. | Photo credit: ARUN KULKARNI
Shiv Sena state president Siddalinga Swami said that Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge was RSS phobic and therefore urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to curb RSS activities in government premises.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Siddalinga Swami said that ever since Mr. Kharge’s father and AICC president Mallikarun Kharge lost the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Kalaburagi, Priyank Kharge seems to be haunted by RSS phobia as his father (Mallikarjun Kharge) himself said that his defeat was well concocted conspiracy and RSS Prime leaders. Minister Narendra Modi.
Siddalinga Swami asked Priyank Kharge to avoid provocative statements and focus only on development work. He reiterated that the minister is drowning in controversies with his insensitive statements and the development of the district has certainly receded into the background.
‘Total failure’
Criticizing the Congress-led state government for missing Google’s massive ₹1.3 crore AI center project, Siddalinga Swami said Google chose Andhra Pradesh over Karnataka for its AI centre, India’s first hyper-scale data centre.
The project would create 30,000 jobs. Priyank Kharge who is also the IT-BT Minister should realize that the state has lost a big investment and it is a complete failure on the part of the state government.
Published – 17 October 2025 20:50 IST
