Construction of Ram Temple is not a political issue
Revoking temporary provision of Article 370 is an issue of national
consensus
Unabated killings of people with nationalist thought in West Bengal is
unfortunate
Three day-long meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal begins
Bhubaneswar, October 16: The RSS’ work is continuously expanding across
the nation due to hard work of its swayamsevaks and conducive atmosphere in the
society. Especially a large number of students and the youth are getting
associated with the Sangh. This was said by Dr Manmohan Vaidya, Sah Sarkaryavah
of the RSS in a press conference after
the three day meet of Akhil Bharatiya Karyakary Mandal started at the local
‘Shiksha and Anusandhan’ University here.
In reply to a question, Dr Vaidya said that the construction of Ram
Temple is not a political issue. This is an issue of a nation’s faith. Replying
to a question on the revoking of Article 370, he said this was a temporary
provision in our Constitution. Replying
to another question, he said that the people with nationalist thought are
getting killed in the state of West Bengal and this is very unfortunate.
Dr Vaidya said the RSS believes no government can do everything for the
society but it is the society which has to take the lead and that is why the
RSS’ swayamsevaks are actively working to reform society. The outcome of rural
development programmes started in 1998 by the swayamsevaks is visible today.
The RSS’ swayamsevaks are working to remove castebased discrimination and bring
harmony by creating awareness among all sections of the society under its
‘Samajik Samrasta’ initiatives. They are also working to conserve, protect and
promote domestic Bharatiya cow breeds. Due to prevalence of nuclear families
now, the family values are getting eroded. To restore them Sangh’s swayamsevaks
are working in the field of ‘Kutumb Prabodhan’. For environment conservation the RSS’
swayamsevaks have taken up three key initiatives(3Ps): Planting trees,
Promoting use of less water, Promoting ‘No Plastic’ usage.
Dr Vaidya said that at present RSS has 57,411 daily Shakhas and 18923
‘weekly meetings(Saptahik Milan)’ . In 2009 the programme to expand the
RSS was taken up. Following that the RSS’ Shakhas have been on rise since 2010.
The RSS’ Shakhas have increased by 19,584 since 2010. From 2010 to 2014, around
6000 Shakhas were added. He said that at present the RSS swayamsevaks
are working in around 6000 Blocks of the
nation which are around 90 per cent of the total blocks.
Dr Vaidya said that 60 per cent of those attending Shakhas are students
or the youth. Around 29 per cent swayamsevaks belong to the age group of 20-40
years and the older people above 40 years of age constitute 11 per cent of the
swayamsevaks attending Shakhas.
In 2013, the RSS had launched an online initiative ‘Join RSS’ which has received very positive response.
Along with others, the youth and the students have shown great interest in
joining the RSS. In 2013 itself, the 88,843 people approached through ‘Join
RSS’. From 2014 to 2016, around 90,000 to 95000 people approached through this
initiative to join the RSS annually. In 2017, around 1.25 lakh people
approached through ‘Join RSS’, in 2018, thus number reached around 1.5 lakh and
in 2019, around 1.3 lakh people have approached till September.
There has been an emphasis on the ‘training’ of the swayamsevaks too.
In this context, a number of ‘Karyakarta Vikas Varga(Worker development camp)’
are being organized. In this meeting, there would be discussion on the ways and
means to improve the training and do more value addition.
Dr Vaidya said that the functionaries at ‘Pranta’ level are
participating in this meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal. Around 350
delegates are attending this three-day-long meeting. Sh. Arun Kumar, Akhil
Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh and Sh. Narendra Thakur, Akhil Bharatiya Sah Prachar
Pramukh were also present in the Press Conference.
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