KPCC President B.K. Hariprasad demanded accountability from the RSS following reported ₹668 crore ONGC CSR fund allocations.
BENGALURU
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and MLC B.K. Hariprasad has demanded full accountability from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) regarding its utilization of public funds.
His demand follows an investigative report, which revealed that ONGC allocated over ₹668 crore in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to 20 RSS-linked organizations over the past decade.
Core Issue beingCongress leaders question how an unregistered organization claiming financial independence receives hundreds of crores in public and corporate funds.
Hariprasad emphasized that this issue goes beyond legal registration, calling it a fundamental matter of public accountability. He asserted that citizens have a right to know how taxpayer money and corporate funds are being spent.
Allegations and demands raised:
- Massive Funding Flow: Over ₹668 crore of ONGC’s CSR funds allegedly went to RSS-affiliated entities over ten years.
- Diversion Allegations: Hariprasad highlighted repeated claims that public assets—including temple donations, disaster relief, Covid funds, and local development funds—are routinely diverted to the Sangh network.
- Demand for Transparency: The KPCC chief urged the RSS to stop evading questions and clarify the ethics of receiving public funds while operating as an unregistered body.