Democratic RSS engaged in rashtra nirman: Bhagwat

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Democratic RSS engaged in rashtra nirman: Bhagwat

Tuesday, 18 September 2018 | Deepak K Upreti | New Delhi

Democratic RSS engaged in rashtra nirman: Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday asserted that the Sangh is one of “the most democratic” organisations where decisions are taken in consultation with “swayamsevaks”.

Explaining that the RSS  is  singularly engaged in the construction of “vyakti nirman” in each street, “mohalla” and village to awaken society that is devoted to “Rashtra nirman”, Bhagwat said the decline of Hindus was on account of decline in “our values” for that “we should not be blaming Muslim invaders”.

Calling for shaping up individuals who are laden with good values and selfless character, he said the RSS aim is to unite Hindus.

“RSS ka kaam vyakti nirman hai aur RSS iski methodology hai,” Bhawat said summing up the role of his organisation which has been subject of multiple scrutiny in its over 90 years existence.

He said the RSS is not concerned about who would run the Government as “this is to be decided by the people” of the country who should be endowed with “achcha acharan” (good character). Bhagwat re-ehphasised that his organisation is working to raise a society where people work for every one’s progress and well-being.  “Har mohalla, gaon main aisi toli khari karna, achche swayamsevak khare karna, Sangh yahi hai, isse jyada kuch nahi hai”, the RSS leader said.

Delivering his address on the first day of the three-day lecture series here at Vigyan Bhawan, the RSS head said there is great misconception that the Sangh is a “dictatorial organisation” and asserted that the outfit works with the consensus among all swayamsevaks and has no place for a remote control.  He said even the founder of the RSS, Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, decided on running “shakhas” three months after it came into existence in 1925  when other swayamsevaks so decided.

Bhagwat said even his participation in Shakha is monitored by the Shakha head of which he happens to be a member in Nagpur.

The RSS chief said the RSS is self-reliant and does not take a “single paise” from outside as it its run with voluntary contribution of RSS works described as “gurudakshina”.

Clearing air about women not being visible in the RSS, he said the RSS is not an organisation of sanyasin and pointed out to the existence of Rashtriya Sevika Samiti’ the women wing of the Sangh.

He said the RSS does not run after the publicity. “We remained faceless for so long so that it does not lead to arrogance” among those becoming known and famous.

The RSS chief said the publicity department was  set up only in 1980. “Meri prasidhi nahin, karya ki prasidhi’ ( not my fame, but that of my work), is the aim of a swayamsevak in Sangh, Bhagwat said.

Bhagwat prefaced the RSS exposition by first giving a detailed account of Hedgewar’s work in the freedom struggle and his thought saying “to understand the RSS, start with Hedgewar.”

The RSS leader quoted the RSS founder telling swayamsevaks that they should be devoting themselves like a seed does by surrendering itself to soil.

On Tuesday, Bhagwat  would give his understanding of Hindu and Hindutva and on the last day of the 3-day event, he would reply to the written questions.

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