Pracharak Narendra Sehgal says contribution by the RSS is largely unknown because its members didn’t write autobiographies from jail.
New Delhi: In the backdrop of allegations that the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) had no presence in the freedom struggle movement, the organisation has claimed that their contribution was much bigger than Congress.
According to RSS, this has not been highlighted so far because the Sangh did not participate in any activity using the organisation’s name, but felt the time now is favourable to talk about it.
After Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused the RSS in 2016 of not participating in the freedom struggle, there have been accusations from all corners that there is no record of the Sangh having any role in the movement.
“Just one politician and one party took the entire credit for the freedom struggle. This is the biggest misfortune of our country,” said Narendra Sehgal, a Sangh pracharak who has written a book on the contribution by the RSS in India’s freedom struggle.
“The fact is there is not even a single Congress leader who was given a death sentence or was tortured inside the jail or gave his life for the country during the freedom struggle. Except Lala Lajpat Rai who sacrificed his life during a movement, Congress cannot name any other leader,” he said.
Authored by Sehgal, the book — Yugpravartak Swatantrata Senani Dr. Hedgewar ka antim lakshya – Bharat varsh ki sarvang swantantrata — on the life of RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar talks about the contribution of the RSS in the freedom struggle. Hedgewar, also known as Dr. Hedgewar, founded RSS in 1925.
Sehgal claimed that most Congress leaders went to jail only to write their autobiographies unlike the RSS leaders.
“What worked against us all these years is that we never wrote our autobiographies like the way Congress leaders did, which is why people do not know about our contribution in freedom struggle,” he added.
“In the last few days, people have been blaming us a lot, saying we never participated in freedom struggle. The reason that one would not find mention of RSS anywhere is because it was Dr. Hedgewar’s philosophy to not use the name of the Sangh for any activity.”
The RSS, Sehgal said, had taken part in all kinds of movements. “Much before the establishment of the Congress party, there were many movements in which Sangh workers participated. In fact, Azad Hind Fauj also had a large number of Swayamsewaks.”
Sehgal claimed that this ‘unknown’ part of history has not come to light so far because people have not written about it, but now things are being written and also heard.
The book talks about Hedgewar’s contribution in the non-cooperation movement in which he took part along with other 13,000 swayamsewaks and went all over the country.
“No movement led by Mahatma Gandhi saw a participation of 13,000 people, the numbers that Hedgewar could gather. This is the kind of contribution that we had,” Sehgal claimed.
In the backdrop of the latest controversy on an invitation to Pranab Mukherjee for its event in Nagpur, the RSS said former President of India was invited because he is a learned and intelligent man who has contributed to the nation’s growth.
Mukherjee has been invited to be the chief guest at the valedictory function of the Sangh Shiksha Varg — a training camp for RSS volunteers — at its headquarters in Nagpur.
On P. Chidarambaram’s statement that he would not have gone to an RSS event had he been invited, Sehgal said that someone like Chidambaram, whose family faces corruption allegations, would not be invited.
भांग खाने वालों और शराब पीने वालों की जब उम्र हो जाती है तो उनके साथ ऐसा होना स्वाभाविक है। उन्हें hallucinations होते रहते हैं।
Just as History written by the rulers and their henchmen, in India’s case it was Colonials of different ideologies basically all Invaders, later after 1947 by Leftists who wants India to be broken into 7 parts or more. No wonder Rulers wrote their His”story obviously unsung Heroes never get their due recognition But then this is the time to rebalance this ugly one way Story. Let more and more people write their contributions to Bharat ie. India. The bright part is more newScientific evidences helping us to shape up the real History.
Pranab after formation of Janta Sarkar left a suitcase having 50 lakhs eith a South Delhi cinema Owner and ran away to Bengal…and you talk RSS did not invite Chidambaram because of cases against him.? This is material corruption in 1977 and morally we all have seen his U turn by calling Dr.Hegdewar son of India after in 2010 he passed a UPA govt. resolution asking for CBI probe in emerging RSS terror links in those days in multiple terror blasts.
The reason why N. Godse killed Mahatma Gandhi has mentioned below by Pracharak Narendra Sehgal..
“The fact is there is not even a single Congress leader who was given a death sentence or was tortured inside the jail or gave his life for the country during the freedom struggle. Except Lala Lajpat Rai who sacrificed his life during a movement, Congress cannot name any other leader”
The reason why N. Godse killed Mahatma Gandhi has mentioned below by Pracharak Narendra Sehgal..
The fact is there is not even a single Congress leader who was given a death sentence or was tortured inside the jail or gave his life for the country during the freedom struggle. Except Lala Lajpat Rai who sacrificed his life during a movement, Congress cannot name any other leader.
“If the government in their manifold beneficence and mercy release me, I for one cannot but be the staunchest advocate of… loyalty to the English government”. Savarkar’s mercy petition to British in 1913. Masquerading as Chitragupta, he authored a self-praising ‘biography’, Life of Barrister Savarkar. Yes they did play a role in freedom struggle – to damage the freedom movement by pushing his divisive ideologies and actively recruiting Indians for British Army that helped to defeat Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s INA.
Perhaps RSS authors should specialize in fiction that’s seems to be their specialty. Sadly there are some good things about the RSS but they seem determined to bring out the worst in themselves when there is no need to. Let them begin by disowning Savarkar for their own good and that of this great country where hate is not the agenda!
The country wants to know from RSS historians that if RSS , Hindu Maha Sabha and Muslim league was patriotic then who helped 45k Britishers to rule 45 crore Indian (pre partion population)? Also that If RSS, Hindu MahaSabha and Muslim league were patriotic then who gave evidences against freedom fighters in the British courts?
Is this not true that it was Hindu Mahasabha workers who started RSS and all RSS members are BJP voters now? Is it not true that since 1947 Hindu Mahasabha and RSS are working on one political agenda and that is polarisation of Hindu votes to get power?
Country has been waiting for the last 70 years to get a reply from the RSS on these questions?
Why Hedgewar didnt want to name sangh in any activity ?
Whome did he afraid of ?
Why did he ordered sanghis not to participate in Quit India Movement ?
Whome did he afraid of ?
There are Swadeshi movement, Simon go back, civil dis obedience movement, Quit india movement, dandi yatra etc. Initiated by congress.
Even Muslim league initiated khilafat movement.
Now name any movement initiated by RSS againt british.
This why suvarkar was writing clemency applications he was not interested in writing his biography.
Farmers (RSS) churned the milk & the Lords (Scamgress) enjoyed/enjoying the cream. People have understood Scamgress will be out.
RSS had too many Jokes. So in 1980 they formed Bharatiya Joker Party as a Joke Sharing Club. So now we can hear jokes from Biplab Deb or Dinesh Sharma too.
Nice story. I did not know the funny side of RSS.