{"id":11790,"date":"2026-08-13T05:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T05:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11790"},"modified":"2026-08-13T05:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T05:27:20","slug":"why-bhagwa-dhwaj-over-tricolour-priyank-kharge-targets-bjp-rss-over-har-ghar-tiranga-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11790","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Why Bhagwa Dhwaj over Tricolour?&#8217;: Priyank Kharge targets BJP, RSS over Har Ghar Tiranga campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133197625,imgsize-517817,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/iansphoto.jpg\" alt=\"'Why Bhagwa Dhwaj over Tricolour?': Priyank Kharge targets BJP, RSS over Har Ghar Tiranga campaign\" title=\"\u2018Har Ghar Tiranga\u2019 should begin at RSS HQ, says Priyank Kharge\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"\u2018Har Ghar Tiranga\u2019 should begin at RSS HQ, says Priyank Kharge\">\u2018Har Ghar Tiranga\u2019 should begin at RSS HQ, says Priyank Kharge<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday targeted the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a> over its \u2018Har Ghar Tiranga\u2019 campaign, saying it should begin at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rss\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS<\/a>) headquarters in Nagpur.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>In a post on X, Kharge referred to RSS\u2019s history of hoisting the Indian National Flag at its headquarters, saying the RSS did not hoist the Tricolour at its Nagpur headquarters for more than five decades after Independence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;For over five decades after Independence, the RSS did not hoist the Indian National Flag at its Nagpur headquarters. The Tricolour was officially hoisted only in 2002,&#8221; Kharge said in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>He questioned why the organisation had chosen the Bhagwa Dhwaj over the national flag.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>&#8220;Before lecturing every Indian on patriotism, perhaps the BJP should first explain why its ideological parent choose the Bhagwa Dhwaj over the Tricolour and why the national flag was absent from its own headquarters for so long,&#8221; Kharge said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Kharge also questioned the presence of the Indian Tricolour in RSS route marches, asking how many such marches had seen uniformed swayamsevaks carrying the national flag.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>&#8220;How many RSS route marches have you seen where swayamsevaks, in full uniform, proudly march carrying the Indian Tricolour? None. And these chaps go around giving \u201cDesh Bhakt\u201d certificates to everyone,&#8221; Kharge added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Kharge\u2019s remarks came as the \u2018Har Ghar Tiranga\u2019 campaign is underway ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/independence-day\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independence Day<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2022 as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the campaign encourages citizens to hoist the National Flag at their homes and build a personal connection with the Tricolour.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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