Nagpur. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has started an initiative to eliminate the caste system in the society. Under this, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that there is a need to completely eliminate the concept of varna and caste. Speaking at the launch of a book, Bhagwat said that these have no relevance right now. He also advocated the elimination of social discrimination. Mohan Bhagwat has given statements against caste system and reservation in the past also. Mohan Bhagwat said that social equality was part of our Indian society, but it was forgotten. It has had harmful consequences.
Maharashtra | Concepts of ‘Varna’ & ‘Jaati’ (caste) should be forgotten… today if someone asks about it, everyone thinking in the interest of society should tell that ‘Varna’ & ‘Jaati’ (caste) system is a thing of the past & should be forgotten: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (07.10) pic.twitter.com/Oaz4mKjpiN
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He said that caste is a thing of the past, it should be forgotten. The RSS chief said that no one should have any problem in admitting mistakes. If our forefathers seem to have made a mistake, it is not that they will be inferior. Everyone’s ancestors made the mistake. This statement of Mohan Bhagwat is important in this sense, because some people allege that the RSS has kept Dalits and backwards away from its organization and till date no Dalit or backward has reached its most important posts.
Earlier, Mohan Bhagwat had given a statement on population on Wednesday. He enumerated the disadvantages caused by the increasing population and advocated a population control law. He had said that such a population policy should be made so that it is equally applicable to all. This statement of the Sangh chief was opposed by many Muslim leaders like Asaduddin Owaisi. In Kerala, the Congress had termed it as part of a communal agenda to spread hatred among the community for political gains. Let us inform that the central government has continuously said that it has no intention of enacting a population control law yet, but for the last one year, this demand is continuously rising across the country.