India lifts ban on officials joining RSS
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NEW DELHI:
India has lifted a decades-old ban on civil servants being members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a government memo made public on Monday.
Several top leaders of Modis BJP, including the PM himself, cut their teeth at RSS. A new official memorandum issued earlier this month and made public on Monday by BJP publicity chief Amit Malviya stated: It has been decided to remove the mention of RSS from the rule.
In a post on X, Malviya said the rule was an unconstitutional order issued 58 years ago.
The government memorandum did not mention Jamaat-e-Islami.
Opposition leaders lashed out at the amendment.