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No friction between us, BJP free to elect its chief: RSS
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) clarified on Saturday that there is no friction between the Sangh and the BJP regarding the delay in the party’s presidential election.
Addressing reporters on the second day of the All India Pratinidhi Sabha, the RSS’s highest decision-making body, Sangh’s joint general secretary Arun Kumar stated that the BJP is free to elect its president, and that the RSS collaborates with the BJP on matters of national interest and nation-building.
Kumar explained that all 32 RSS affiliates are independent bodies, each with its own internal election mechanism.
Responding to questions about the delay in the BJP’s presidential election, Kumar said, “There is no friction between us. We work together on issues concerning the nation. The BJP’s organisational election process is underway, and the president’s election will take place in due course. Wait for a few days, and things will become clear.”
The BJP’s presidential election, initially scheduled for January, has been delayed, with current president JP Nadda continuing on an extension.
Kumar also mentioned that if the BJP seeks support from the RSS to suggest a suitable swayamsevak, the RSS considers the request, provided there is a suitable candidate available.
All India Pratinidhi Sabha, the highest decision-making body of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Saturday passed a resolution expressing solidarity with the Hindus of Bangladesh and said global forces, including Pakistan and the US deep state, were engaged in fomenting distrust in the region.
The resolution titled "A call to stand in solidarity with the Hindu society of Bangladesh" calls upon international agencies like the UN to take a serious note of the inhumane treatment being meted out to Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and take every possible step to ensure dignity for the victimised segments.
Speaking on the resolution today, RSS joint general secretary Arun Kumar said it would be foolhardy to say that this violence does not have a religious angle.
"The percentage of Hindus in Bangladesh has declined from 22 in 1951 to 7.95 today," he said, adding that international forces were engaged in fomenting "distrust and mistrust among countries of the region which have a shared culture and history and a common civilisational journey."
ABPS urged the Union government to "make all possible efforts to ensure the protection, dignity and wellbeing of Hindu community in Bangladesh along with engaging Government of Bangladesh in continuous and meaningful dialogue."
The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is being held in Karnataka's Bengaluru from March 21-23.
