Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat is addressing the closing ceremony of the officer training camp in Nagpur on Thursday. (Image: PTI)
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that foreign forces want to divide India and we want to fight among ourselves but people should avoid falling into this trap.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that foreign forces want to divide us and want us to fight but we should not let them win. Addressing an annual training program in Nagpur on Thursday, he said that Islam and its worship are safe in ‘Bharat’.
Bhagwat said that Islam invaded many countries from Spain to Mongolia, but had to retreat when the people of these countries woke up. However, in ‘Bharat’, Islam and its worship was safe and secure. But, he said, people need to realize that they have to integrate with Indian culture and forget “foreign relations” in the interest of the country.
Talking about the “emotional integration” mentioned in the Constitution, he said, “Why does it seem like inke saath milke rahenge to ye log to hum log ko kha lenge (Why do some of us think that if we live together If you start, you will be eaten)? No, it will never happen. ‘Bharat’ never does this. Communities like Jews or Parsis also took refuge in ‘Bharat’ and this country kept them safe. But we all We all belong to the country, why this hesitation? We all have to leave small issues of identity and be seen only as Indians.”
The RSS chief talked about “unnecessary conflicts” taking place in the states, while ‘Bharat’ (India) was otherwise marching ahead in terms of policies and international relations.
“Samajhdari pakki hoti toh alag dikhte hain iss vichar se desh nahin toot ta humara (Had there been prudence and better understanding, we would have been together). Our country would not have broken like this,” he said.
He said: “We look different and that’s why we need different countries – this was our thought process and that is why our country had to see partition. The ways of worship may be different, but our Culture and ancestors are same.We belong to our motherland ‘India’.
‘Injustice’ on caste
Bhagwat said caste discrimination is prevalent in the country and there is “injustice” on the basis of caste. There should be no denial about its existence, he added. “It was there. Injustice happened. We must accept it and we must take steps to rectify all those wrongs. We were divided on all these issues and that is why the invaders came crossing the Hindu Kush. But we still have He had the strength to drive them out time after time,” he said.
“The outsiders left decades ago. Those who stayed are our people, they are insiders. Then why are we fighting with each other? Why are we banging each other’s heads on small things? We have to stick together and stay strong. There are foreign forces who want to fight us. We should not let them win and avoid falling in their trap. We need to stop asking each other who did what. Peace cannot be traded like this. We have to come together and bring peace.