Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that RSS has no problem with any political parties and the organisation does not discriminate on the basis of political ideology. Giving stress on working in rural development, Bhagwat said that Sangh works in coordination with people from different political ideology too. The RSS chief, who is on five-day visit to Jharkhand, urged people from different walks of life to come forward for development of rural areas.
The RSS chief urging people irrespective of their political ideology to come forward gains importance as Bhagwat on earlier occasion had said that this country belongs to Hindus. He said that 130 crore people in the country are Hindus. Explaining that all Indians are Hindus, the RSS chief said, “By saying that all are Hindus, we do not want to change anyone's religion, language or caste. We do not want any power centre other than the Constitution because we believe in it. Hindutva is a holistic approach and we believe that the ancestors of all were Hindus. This is unity in diversity and is marked by emotional integrity.”
The RSS chief while participating at the Sangh Samagam at Maheshwari Bhawan had asked for increasing membership. He assigned new tasks for RSS membership in state, with a focus on at least three per cent population in urban areas and one per cent in rural areas having RSS membership.
The RSS chief held a lengthy discussion on various subjects in separate sessions with officials from Bihar and Jharkhand. There were discussion on village development, social harmony, environmental protection, joint family and other issues. The Sangh chief also laid special emphasis on organic farming and promotion of agro and dairy based industry. After a five-day stay, Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat will leave Ranchi for Deoghar.
He said, “The real development of rural areas can be made only if there is focus on dairy based industry. As vast chunk of country population resides in rural area, country cannot develop if the rural areas are left out.”
The RSS chief on the occasion also urged RSS cadres to become role models setting an examples for others so that a good image is created for RSS and the role gets more important for such RSS member who are seniors. Bhagwat on the first day of visit addressing Sangh Samagam at Ram Dayal Munda Footbal stadium had said that people should avoid using the word ‘nationalism’ as it has connotations of ‘Hitler, Nazism and Fascism’. At an event organised by RSS in Ranchi, Mohan Bhagwat suggested the use of ‘national’ or ‘nation’ and ‘nationality, instead of ‘nationalism’.