PM briefed on attack on BJP, RSS workers in state

The BJP MPs from Karnataka on Friday raised the attacks on BJP and RSS workers in the state, during their meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

They mentioned about the recent killing of RSS workers in coastal Karnataka, increase in communal violence and filing of cases against BJP leaders by the police in the state, sources said.

In the meeting, which was also attended by MPs from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, Modi advised them to change their style of functioning to understand the changing face of Indian politics.

He also explained them the benefits of various government schemes such as Mudra, crop insurance and soil health card. The MPs expressed concern about cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, and said there was a need for policy guidelines on it.

This was Modi’s 9th and the last round of meeting with BJP MPs at his residence during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. These meetings were coordinated by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar.