Dattatreya Hosabale hits back at Kharge: “RSS cannot be banned just because someone wishes it”
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale has stated that the organization cannot be banned simply because someone wishes it, and those making such a demand should learn from past experiences. Speaking to reporters on Saturday in Jabalpur after the conclusion of a three-day all-India executive meeting of the RSS, Hosabale was responding to a question about Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s statement that the Sangh should be banned.
“Such attempts were made three times in the past. What did society say then? What did the court say? Despite all this, the Sangh’s work kept growing. There must be valid reasons to impose a ban,” he said. “It cannot happen just because someone wishes so. If a leader says that an organization working for the unity, security, and culture of India should be banned, he must also state the reason,” Hosabale added. Society has accepted the RSS, and the “government system” too has ruled that such bans were wrong, the senior Sangh leader said, adding, “Those who now demand a ban should learn from past experiences.”
To a question on banning the RSS at a press conference in Delhi on Friday, Congress president Kharge said, “It is my personal opinion, and I will say it openly, it should be done,” and alleged that most of the law and order problems are arising because of the BJP and RSS. Meanwhile, to a question on whether the Bihar or West Bengal elections were discussed at the RSS meeting, Hosabale said there was no discussion on the upcoming Bihar polls, but the Sangh’s position was clear that people should vote in large numbers, and on issues concerning the nation and society, not based on caste or money. “We work for public awareness on this,” he said.
As to West Bengal, Hosabale said the situation there was not discussed in this meeting, but there had been a discussion on it earlier. “The situation there is serious. In the previous meeting, a resolution on Bengal was passed. The Sangh’s work is expanding in the state, but hatred and animosity spread after the last elections due to the political leadership and the chief minister,” he said.
Bengal is a border state and faces the pressure of people coming from Bangladesh, the RSS leader said, adding, “If the political leadership fails to end this menace, it would be unjust to keep Bengal, once a guiding state for India, in an atmosphere of instability and violence.” RSS volunteers were working to strengthen social unity in Bengal, he added.
On the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Hosabale said it should be updated from time to time. “The list should be refined. What is the problem with that? If anyone has objections to the process, they can present them before the commission,” he added.
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