RSS and freedom movement: Glossing over the non-participation
By News Desk| Updated: 12th March 2021 11:48 am IST
By Ram Puniyani
RSS the parent organization of the ruling BJP is quite often being discussed in the public domain. While it has grown tremendously during the last few years, there are attempts by many ideologues from its stable to prove that it was a major player in the freedom struggle. Rakesh Sinha, known as RSS ideologue and currently BJP MP in Rajya Sabha claims that the Civil Disobedience movement was invigorated due to the participation of RSS founder Hedgewar in that. There are other claims which go further. One Saji Narayan goes to state that RSS was in the thick of the freedom movement. One also recalls that the onetime RSS pracharak and Ex-Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee himself had claimed to have participated in the freedom movement.
Sonia Gandhiâs letter exposes rift established and marginalised leaders in Maharashtra
Reminds Maratha leaders to be inclusive in functioning of the party and government
Congress President Sonia Gandhi s letter to Maharashtra Chief Minster Uddhav Thackeray seeking more attention and funds by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government for disadvantaged sections is seen as a signal to Maratha leaders and state unit chief Balasaheb Thorat not to neglect such communities in the functioning of the party organisation and in governance.
Gandhi has also conveyed that the dominance of Maratha ministers and such leaders will not be tolerated as the Congress partyâs social agenda lays emphasis on the protection of the weaker sections of the society especially the dalit, Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and other marginalised.