UP’s Minority Welfare minister Md Azam Khan has again urged the Home Ministry to take action against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief for allegedly promoting anti-nationalism in the country.
In a reminder to a letter sent to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on October 21 Khan said that the Sangh leader’s statement that all the people living in India are Hindus has created unrest among the Muslims. The reminder was sent on Wednesday along with the original two-page letter.
‘RSS sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat had said in lucknow in mid-October that the Muslims in the country were Hindus. Such a statement could hurt the sentiment of the Muslims. Bhagwat is trying to vitiate the communal peace of the state. We all know the role of the RSS and how it has carried its anti-national activities in the past. So, I demand that the Union home ministry should initiate action against Bhagwat,’ he said.
In his statement Bhagwat has maintained that India is a Hindu nation and Hindutva is its identity. He has also said that all those who live in Hindustan are Hindus like those who live in Germany are Germans. The state minister said that the Sangh was trying to divide the country. ‘’We received an alert from the Union Home Ministry stating that the anti-social elements could try to communalise the atmosphere in several districts of the state. The ministry has stated that hate-mongers could disturb social harmony through their speeches. The RSS did the same during its recent meeting in lucknow. I fail to understand why the ministry shouldn’t initiate action against Bhagwat for a speech hurting the Muslim community,’’ Khan said.