New Delhi: In one more attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday mentioned it isn’t proper to call the right-wing out and its related teams ‘Sangh Parivar’, saying it’s a misnomer.
The Congress MP from Kerala’s Wayanad took to Twitter and mentioned, “A family has women, respect for elders, compassion and affection, and the organisation (RSS) has none of these.”
In a tweet in Hindi, he mentioned he’ll no longer seek advice from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as ‘Sangh Parivar’, united household. “I believe it is not right to call the RSS and associated organizations Sangh Parivar — there are women in the family, there is respect for the elderly, a sense of compassion and affection — which is not there in the RSS,” he tweeted. “Now I will not call RSS ‘Sangh Parivar’!” the Congress chief added.
मेरा मानना है कि RSS व सम्बंधित संगठन को संघ परिवार कहना सही नहीं- परिवार में महिलाएँ होती हैं, बुजुर्गों के लिए सम्मान होता, करुणा और स्नेह की भावना होती है- जो RSS में नहीं है।
अब RSS को संघ परिवार नहीं कहूँगा!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 25, 2021
The Congress chief’s remarks come a day after he mentioned the alleged harassment of nuns belonging to a Kerala-based congregation in Uttar Pradesh was a results of the Sangh Parivar’s “vicious propaganda” to pitch one neighborhood in opposition to one other and trample on minorities.
The attack in UP on nuns from Kerala is a results of the vicious propaganda run by the Sangh Parivar to pitch one neighborhood in opposition to one other and trample the minorities.
Time for us as a nation to introspect and take corrective steps to defeat such divisive forces.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 24, 2021
Last month, whereas campaigning in Tamil Nadu, Rahul had mentioned that RSS and BJP have used cash energy to destroy “institutional balance”, which manifested in a number of methods reminiscent of “poaching” of MLAs and “infiltration” of judiciary.
“Over the last six years, there has been a systematic attack on elected institutions and free press that hold the nation together. Democracy doesn’t die with a bang, it dies slowly. The RSS has destroyed the institutional balance,” Gandhi mentioned.
He additionally mentioned that democracy was “dead” in India due to the RSS and the alleged erosion of Parliament, state assemblies, panchayats, judiciary and a free press.
The RSS, in the meantime, welcomed the remarks, saying it’s a praise. “RSS means discipline, nationalism and all other good qualities. If somebody says that RSS is influencing the judiciary or any field, people should feel happy that something good will happen. It is a compliment given by Rahul Gandhi,” the outfit mentioned.
The Assembly elections can be held in 4 states – West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala – and union territory of Puducherry in the approaching weeks. The electoral train will start on March 27 – with eight phases in West Bengal, three in Assam and one every in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry – and the outcomes can be declared on May 2.
