On a day China showcased its military might to commemorate 70th anniversary of its victory against Japan in WWII, the BJP Ministers here on Thursday are understood to have briefed during the ongoing RSS meeting “on China”, national security and country’s preparedness on the internal security front.
The discussion in the RSS and its affiliates’ meeting on the second day was attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and HRD Minister Smriti Irani. Union Health Minister JP Nadda also interacted with the top functionaries of the RSS and its outfits.
Border disputes and conflicts along India-China border as also Pakistan were scrutinised with the Defence Minister giving his views during the deliberations. The Home Minister explained newer steps to tackle left-wing extremism and North-East insurgency and attempts to resolve it with an example of Naga accord, according to sources.
The aspects of new education policy which is expected to be announced next year also came up for the discussion during the day-long session. The three-day meeting would conclude on Friday with a Press conference by RSS leaders.
The issues like the Patel quota protest, religion-based census and Ganga cleanup plan are also on the radar of the meet. The first day of the meet on Wednesday singularly focused on economic issues with the RSS showing concerns that GDP growth had fallen to 7 per cent in the first quarter. The RSS wanted the Centre to vigorously address inflation and problems of farmers. The bottlenecks on way to economic reforms also came up for discussions.
The meeting is being presided over by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Besides Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal, 15 other affiliates of the RSS, including Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh and Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) are “exchanging notes” over relevant issues during the coordination meeting.