Restore Dharma to make society strong, vibrant and prosperous: Bhagwat

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RSS Third Year Sangh Shiksha Varg
concludes in Nagpur
-Virag Pachpore       
Nagpur,
June 6 :
Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat Thurday madea strong
case for restoring Dharma that is value system that holds society together to
put the fast declining social, political and economic situation back on rails
once again.
Dr Bhagwat was addressing the concluding function of the on-going Third
Year RSS Sangh Shiksha Varg at Nagpur wherein swayamsevaks from all over the
country participated at Reshambag grounds. Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandnath
Mahaswami, head priest of Chunchungiri Mutt, Bangalore, was the chief guest
while scion of Baroda Maharaja Samarjitsinh Gaekwad graces the occasion with
his special presence. Sarvadhikari of the camp Sri Pawan Jindal and Nagpur
Mahanagar Sanghchalak Dr Dilip Gupta were also present on the dais.


The RSS Chief reiterated that the rulers were bound to uphold the
Dharma (Value system) and defend Desh (country) as their duty. There could be
no compromise with this in any situation. Explaining that the concept of Dharma
as envisaged by Indian thinkers was not just confined to religions or ways of
worship. “We had in our country a number of religions. They were not in
conformity with each other; even at times were opposed to each other. But they
all had the same definition of Dharma because it was related to holding the
society together. Today there is a need to introduce this ‘Samajdharma
in educational curricula so that the eternal values that held the society
together could be re-established”, the RSS Chief said.
This Dharma which was known as ‘Sanatan Dharma’ or ‘Hindu Dharma’ was
the essence of our society. We must plan our behavior and life in accordance
with this Dharma. We must protect it at any cost, Dr Bhagwat appealed fervently
to the swayamsevaks and masses.
Curb Naxalism with firm hand: Firmly rejecting the idea of negotiating
with the Naxalites, Dr Bhagwat called for curbing the Maoist violence with a
firm hand and strong determination.
Referring to the recent attack on Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh the
RSS Chief said that these Naxalites talk of protecting the rights of the tribal
people. But they believe in the principle ‘power flows through the barrel of
the gun’ and indulge in indiscriminate and insensitive killing. They do not
believe in our constitution neither do they honor the law of the land, then why
talk with them?, he asked. They should be paid in the same coin, he added.
The RSS Chief said that the Naxalites are more interested in creating
chaos in the country than ameliorating their condition. “But the leaders and
administration overlooked this fact and honor the traitors while the patriots
are being punished. The government has failed in evolving an effective intelligence
network, providing latest weapons to the security forces, and giving
corruption-free administration. Instead of doing this the government and some
leaders advocate for talking to Naxalites. This is very strange. Those who do
not accept the Constitution and believe in violence cannot be allowed to hold
the nation and society to ransom. There is no point in holding talks with them.
They are the enemies of our country; they should be wiped out by using force.
But our governments are incapable of doing it”, Dr Bhagwat asserted.
Chinese incursions: Referring to recent Chinese incursions in Indian
Territory the RSS Chief said that our reaction to this incident was similar to
that of 1962. “Our leaders look at this ‘aggression’ as ‘localized affair’.
Some of our leaders even say that our borders are not properly demarcated. They
do not know that by saying this they are helping the enemy of the nation. This
is ridiculous”, he said. This has once again proved how weak our government was
in tackling serious situations like this, he said, adding that the manner in
which this border issue was allowed to precipitate as also soft stance adopted
by some leaders, presented a grim picture of the neglect of our country’s vital
interests.
Dr Bhagwat said that it was surprising to see that we have people
amongst us who lobby for the enemy. This was a new phenomenon that we have
people who speak on behalf of the enemy in our midst. This was a strange
happening.
In Assam, the border is not secure. Millions of foreigners have entered
into our territory and despite the Supreme Court and High Court directives to
detect and deport them no action was taken in all these years. No procedure was
ever evolved to detect and deport these illegal foreigners, he said.
Stating that the government was not vigilant about the security of our
borders the RSS Chief said that the main function of the rulers was to protect
the boundaries of the nation and to safeguard the value system that sustained
the society. There could be no compromise with this. Today, the aim of politics
was confined to fulfilling one’s interests and for this the parties and leaders
could go to any extent even prostrating before the anti-nationals, appeasing
the minorities and spreading confusion amongst the people just to get the
required votes so that they could remain glued to power.
Repeal of anti-cow slaughter law: Citing example of Karnataka
government headed by Congress party Dr Bhagwat said that the first thing the
new Congress government did was to remove ban on cow slaughter in the state. He
questioned the propriety, priority, reasoning and logic behind repealing the
anti-cow slaughter law passed by the earlier BJP government in the state. Just
to appease the minorities this was done on priority basis, he said adding that
by doing this the Karnataka government heaped insults and injuries to the
feelings of millions of Hindus in the state and the country.
He said that in democracy people are the supreme. They elect their
leaders and governments. Given the provisions of the law and the system, people
were bound to perform this duty. But they should realize that they hold the key
to power and also a key to restore the system. No government or administration
could work against the popular sentiments and wishes. That is why the fate of
the country remained in the hands of the common people. They should rise above
the petty differences of caste, language, religion etc. and stand as a strong,
powerful and prosperous society to make the country the world leader.
To make the society realize its duty, it was necessary to instill their
faith once again in Dharma that is the eternal value system that sustained the
society. Unfortunately, the word Dharma was wrongly translated as Religion
confusing the minds of the common people.
When the common people see political leaders and governments confusing
the society, they should show constructive dissent. Popular movements have
potential to change the destiny of the country, the RSS Chief asserted
referring to crusades against corruption the country witnessed a couple of
years ago
Recalling Swami Vivekananda’s observation that India was land of Dharma
and no power on this earth could destroy it so long as it adhered to Dharma,
the RSS Chief said that the RSS has engaged itself to restore people’s faith in
this Dharma and awaken them to their duties towards the society and the nation.
He appealed to the people to join the RSS in this noble mission.
Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanand Mahaswami ji in his speech said that India was
a young country with 70 per cent population belonging to the youthful people.
This immense energy of youth should be diverted towards the positive direction
so that it could be harnessed properly for the development of the society, he
added.
The youth should be introduced to the legacy of our culture and Dharma
so that their gigantic energy could be properly utilized, he said. Lamenting
that today’s youth was more westernized due to modern education system the head
seer of Chunchungiri Mutt said that we should not forget our culture and moral
values. Society sans values and culture could not make progress, he added.
Stressing the introduction of values and principles of Dharma in the
education system the swami said that the education system should redeem us from
all bindings and separateness. Spiritual and ethical values alone can provide
solution to our problems.
Earlier, the participants of the camp presented physical drills,
exercises, suryanamaskars, and band performances. Sarvadhikari of Varg Sri
Pawan Jindal made introductory remarks while Karyawah Vitthal Kamble introduced
the guests and proposed vote of thanks. The function was attended by people
from all walks of social life in large numbers.     
 

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