‘Do we need constitutional approval for…’

Emphasizing that India is a “Hindu nation”, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday that there is no need for any constitutional approval as this is “real”. Speaking at an event celebrating 100 years of RSS, Bhagwat said India is and will remain a Hindu country until Indian culture is appreciated in the country. “The sun rises in the east; we don’t know since when this has happened. So do we need constitutional approval for this too? Hindustan is a Hindu nation. Anyone who considers India as their homeland appreciates Indian culture, as long as there is a single person in the land of Hindustan who believes in and glorifies the honor of Indian ancestors. India is a Hindu nation. This is the ideology of the Sangh,” he said on RSS’s ‘100 Vyakhyan Mala’ programme. Calcutta.

“If the Parliament decides to amend the Constitution and add this word, it is okay whether they do it or not. We do not care about this word because we are Hindus and our nation is a Hindu nation. This is the truth. Caste system based on birth is not the hallmark of Hindutva,” he added. The RSS has always maintained that India has always been a “Hindu Nation”, given the culture and the majority’s devotion to Hinduism. However, ‘secular’ was not initially included in the Preamble of the Constitution, but was added along with the word ‘socialist’ during the Emergency declared by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976.

Bhagwat also urged people to understand the organisation’s work by visiting its offices and ‘shakhas’ so that the misconception that the organization is “anti-Muslim” can be dispelled. Bhagwat said people understand that the organization advocates for the protection of Hindus and is “staunch nationalists” but not anti-Muslim. “If there is a perception that we are anti-Muslim, then as I said, RSS work is transparent. You can come and see with your own eyes anytime you want, if you see something like that you maintain your views, if you don’t you change your views. There is a lot to understand (about RSS), but if you don’t want to understand then no one can change your mind,” Bhagwat said. he said. “After seeing it, people said that you are staunch nationalists. You organize Hindus and advocate for the protection of Hindus. But you are not anti-Muslim. Many people accepted this and those who want to know more should come and see the RSS for themselves,” he said.

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