Hyderabad: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the organization has always been a supporter of reservation and has advocated its implementation as long as "discrimination exists", comments that came after a viral video claiming That the Sangh is against the quota system.
This comment is also important because the opposition, especially the Congress, has attacked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the ruling BJP at the Centre, accusing them of opposing reservation.
Speaking at the inauguration of Vidya Bharati Science Center here, Saffron referred to the popular video and said it falsely claims that RSS opposes reservation. The video showed them holding a meeting, he said but claimed it never happened.
“Ever since I came, the RSS has been supporting reservation as per the Constitution.,
He said, "The union says reservation should continue as long as those to whom it is given feel they need it; or it is given for social reasons as long as discrimination exists. "
He said, with the help of technology and Artificial Intelligence, what did not happen can also be shown (as it has happened).
Bhagwat's pro-reservation statement also comes in the backdrop of Congress's allegation that BJP and RSS are against the quota system.
In his reaction to Bhagwat's comments on the matter, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that although the RSS is now saying it is not against reservation, it had earlier said it opposed the quota system.
Addressing an election rally in Daman and Diu on Sunday, Rahul said the saffron makes a statement that the RSS is not against reservation.He said, "It was he (Mohan Bhagwat) who had given the statement that he was against reservation. Those who are against the reservation (policy) are joining his party (BJP). He welcomes all of them." Who are against reservation, and then H (Gandhi alleges, Bhagwat says he is not against reservation.
Incidentally, in a sharp attack on the RSS, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had earlier said that when the organization was founded in 1925, it decided to declare the country a "Hindu country" and abolish reservation in 100 years Was. That means till 2025.
Meanwhile, Bhagwat said that both good and bad things are circulated on social media and it is not the quality of the social media but the quality of the person using it.He said, "It is a person's selfishness to spread such fabricated things among the people and create controversy, but "we are not concerned with it" ("We are not concerned").
He said that such things keep happening in the current election environment.
He gave the example that such tools (like social media) have neither good nor bad qualities, adding that it is mischief.
He said that along with education, it should also be taught to use it for public welfare.
Renowned spiritual guru Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Chinna Jeeyar Swami also spoke on the occasion.
This comment is also important because the opposition, especially the Congress, has attacked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the ruling BJP at the Centre, accusing them of opposing reservation.
Speaking at the inauguration of Vidya Bharati Science Center here, Saffron referred to the popular video and said it falsely claims that RSS opposes reservation. The video showed them holding a meeting, he said but claimed it never happened.
“Ever since I came, the RSS has been supporting reservation as per the Constitution.,
He said, "The union says reservation should continue as long as those to whom it is given feel they need it; or it is given for social reasons as long as discrimination exists. "
He said, with the help of technology and Artificial Intelligence, what did not happen can also be shown (as it has happened).
Bhagwat's pro-reservation statement also comes in the backdrop of Congress's allegation that BJP and RSS are against the quota system.
In his reaction to Bhagwat's comments on the matter, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that although the RSS is now saying it is not against reservation, it had earlier said it opposed the quota system.
Addressing an election rally in Daman and Diu on Sunday, Rahul said the saffron makes a statement that the RSS is not against reservation.He said, "It was he (Mohan Bhagwat) who had given the statement that he was against reservation. Those who are against the reservation (policy) are joining his party (BJP). He welcomes all of them." Who are against reservation, and then H (Gandhi alleges, Bhagwat says he is not against reservation.
Incidentally, in a sharp attack on the RSS, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had earlier said that when the organization was founded in 1925, it decided to declare the country a "Hindu country" and abolish reservation in 100 years Was. That means till 2025.
Meanwhile, Bhagwat said that both good and bad things are circulated on social media and it is not the quality of the social media but the quality of the person using it.He said, "It is a person's selfishness to spread such fabricated things among the people and create controversy, but "we are not concerned with it" ("We are not concerned").
He said that such things keep happening in the current election environment.
He gave the example that such tools (like social media) have neither good nor bad qualities, adding that it is mischief.
He said that along with education, it should also be taught to use it for public welfare.
Renowned spiritual guru Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Chinna Jeeyar Swami also spoke on the occasion.
