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RSS Leaders Gather in Belagavi for Three-Day Prant Pracharak Meeting

The meeting will determine shakha expansion and remaining centenary programmes as local authorities impose tight security and political figures press for answers on fundraising questions.

Overview

  • The three-day All India Prant Pracharak meeting began on Friday, July 10, in Belagavi and will run through July 12 with Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and senior functionaries in attendance.
  • The RSS said representatives from all 11 kshetras, 46 prants and office-bearers of 32 affiliated organisations are participating, with reports naming more than 130 senior functionaries among attendees.
  • Belagavi district authorities issued a security order banning drones and declaring a 2 km no‑fly zone around event sites and deployed additional civil and reserve police personnel to protect visiting leaders.
  • Delegates are reviewing reports from recent training camps, finalising shakha expansion plans and scheduling remaining centenary-year events that the RSS says will continue through Vijayadashami on October 20, 2026.
  • The meeting has prompted public political exchanges: Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge called for public answers on alleged Ram Temple fundraising irregularities while BJP leaders pushed back and criticised his focus on the RSS.