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RSS says westernisation biggest challenge, will make young recruits aware of family values

RSS general secretary Suresh Bhayyaji Joshi says 1 lakh young people have been identified and they will be trained to strengthen RSS footprint in the country.

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Bengaluru: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) plans to make one lakh youths aware about family values and tell them not to get carried away by westernisation.

These youths, in the age group of 18-35 years, have been identified by the RSS for recruitment and the outfit plans to instill in them the importance of the family system under its ‘Kutumba Prabodhana’ plan.

At a press conference held on the outskirts of Bengaluru Monday, RSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi said although the RSS has established its footprint across the country through its 39,000 shakhas, these one lakh would-be recruits will also be trained to further expand and strengthen the organisation’s “ideological footprint”.

These one lakh youth were identified for recruitment from among 15 lakh people based on their age, employment, status, etc. “They will bring about social changes,” Joshi said.

Westernisation ‘biggest challenge’ to Indian society

Speaking about westernisation, Joshi said it’s the “biggest challenge” to Indian society.

“We should be clear in understanding the difference between modernisation and westernisation. There is some confusion that in the name of modernisation, we are accepting westernisation and this is the biggest challenge to our society today,” he said.

“There is a problem with our family system. There are shortcomings towards which we need to work. We believe that the family is a natural development… Recognition by society for the family is our core value.”

The RSS leader further said families should be united and the next generation should me made aware of family values.

“In our families, a lot of our culture, beliefs are handed over from our parents to the children. Our family should be united, taken care of… A united family does not mean that they have to stay under one roof or live together. Today the requirements are varied, our insistence is not to stay under one roof, but stay together and hold responsibilities of each other.”

When this reporter asked Joshi about Congress leader Digvijaya Singh appreciating the RSS for its commitment to Hindu Rashtra, he didn’t give a direct answer.

“We are not saying anything new to society. We are only emphasising on our rich culture and tradition. Because of the education system, we unfortunately are forgetting our values. We are trying to tell the society to remember what a rich culture we are.”


Also read: Why covering RSS top decision-making body’s annual meeting is a nightmare for journalists


RSS body passes resolutions on CAA, Article 370

Meanwhile, the RSS passed three resolutions at its Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal (ABKM) meet, which was held on 14 March. The ABKM is the RSS’s executive council.

The resolutions lauded the Narendra Modi government’s decision to scrap Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, for passing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the construction of Ram Temple, Joshi said.

The CAA resolution stated: “… by creating an atmosphere of imaginary fear and confusion in the minds of a section of people, the jihadi-Left combine with the support of selfish political parties involved in communal politics and some foreign forces are making nefarious efforts to spread violate and anarchy across the country. The ABKM strongly condemns such activities and demands the governments concerned to thoroughly investigate and take appropriate action against these forces which are trying to destroy the communal harmony and national integrity.” 

On the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens, Joshi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will have to convince all the state governments on the need to have the NPR and NRC.

Asked if there is a need to have a debate on the CAA, he said: “I don’t think there has been a positive response for the offer of talks made by the PM and the home minister so far.”

The RSS had cancelled the annual meet of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, its highest decision-making body, in the wake of the coronavirus scare.

Instead of having a large gathering of people, which was expected at the annual meet, the RSS held the meeting of its executive council in Bengaluru with a few members.


Also read: RSS pushes for greater role of women in public life, rejects feminism of the West


 

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