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The central government recently lifted a decades-old ban on government employees associating with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its activities, according to senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
In a post on X, Ramesh shared the purported order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on July 9, stating that the ban on government staff taking part in RSS activities, which was in place since 1966, has been removed.
The RSS was initially declared an unlawful organization in 1948 due to concerns over its activities after a member, Nathuram Godse, assassinated Mahatma Gandhi.
Ramesh lambasted the lifting of the ban and questioned the timing of the move, saying, "After June 4th, 2024, relations between the self-anointed non-biological PM and the RSS have nosedived. On July 9, 2024, the 58-year ban that was in force even during Mr Vajpayee's tenure as PM was removed."
"The bureaucracy can now come in knickers too I suppose," Ramesh jibed, alluding to the RSS uniform of khaki shorts which was replaced by brown trousers in 2016.
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