Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday wrote to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, accusing BJP leaders of distributing money to get votes and asked whether the RSS endorses such “unethical” practices.
Pradeep Joshi, the All India co-head of the publicity department of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), visited Siliguri from December 28-31, engaging in key meetings and activities.
BJP leaders and RSS activists commemorated Veer Bal Diwas in the region today, paying tribute to the Sahibzadas, the young sons of Guru Gobind Singh, whose sacrifice and courage stand as a testament to India’s struggle for justice and faith.
Bhagwat had earlier remarked, "Certain individuals raise issues around temples and mosques to position themselves as leaders of Hindus, especially concerning the Ram Mandir."
The Trinamul Congress today alleged that Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS are attempting to turn the upcoming Maha Kumbh mela at Prayagraj into part of their saffron political agenda.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rajendra Rathore had raised the matter of security of Sangh leaders and their offices on Wednesday citing an IB report.
The protesters, led by former BJP MP, Dr Udit Raj, called the apex court’s decision violation of the Constitution and said that it is a step towards scrapping reservation.
Although VD Sarvarkar, the then president of the Hindu Mahasabha, kept demanding Akhand Bharat or undivided India, ironically he was the one who propounded the twonation theory in 1923, in his book Hindutva, 17 years before Jinnah did in 1940. MS Golwalkar, the head of the RSS, also felt that the freedom movement should not be an anti-British struggle for territorial gains, instead it ought to be a movement towards establishing a Hindu nation. The Congress leadership had increasingly sidelined Gandhi by the end of 1946
CPI-M politburo member and former MP Muhammad Salim said that the union government must recognise the citizens of the country otherwise how long would the people tolerate the government’s misrule.
'Hindutva is a holistic approach and we believe that the ancestors of all were Hindus,' he said.
