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  • All people living in India are Hindus: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

    By PTI

    DARBHANGA (Bihar): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday asserted that all people living in India were by definition Hindus and diversity had flourished in the country because of the cultural ethos of the land.

    Anybody who agrees to sing Sanskrit verses in praise of Bharat Mata and is committed to preservation of the culture of the land is a Hindu, the ‘Sarsanghchalak’ said.

    Bhagwat who was addressing RSS workers here before concluding his four-day tour of Bihar, said the mammoth organisation will become redundant if all citizens of the country adopt the spirit of selfless service exhibited by the ‘Swayamsevaks’ (RSS volunteers).

    “People should understand that because they live in Hindusthan, they all are Hindus. They might by other things as well, but all other identities have been made possible because of Hindu ethos of acceptance – Hindutva is the name for the centuries-old culture to which all the diverse streams owe their origin,” he said.

    “Different branches may have stemmed and may seem opposed to each other, but they all trace their beginning to the same source,” Bhagwat said.

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    The septuagenarian RSS chief said values like seeing oneself in others, viewing women as mothers and not objects of lust and not coveting wealth that belongs to others defined the Hindu ethos.

    “Hindutva is a binding force. All those who believe themselves to be Hindus are Hindus. So are those whose ancestors happened to be Hindus,” said Bhagwat, whose similar remarks in the past had triggered controversy.

    RSS’s mission is to regain the lost glory of the country, which was the ‘Vishwaguru’ (world teacher) in the ancient times.

    “To build a nation so great requires a conducive social atmosphere, which the Sangh seeks to create. Our volunteers spend just an hour at the shakhas. The remaining 23 hours of the day are spent rendering selfless social service without accepting a paisa of government aid,” Bhagwat said.

    The swayamsevaks are seen in action whenever there is any calamity, natural or otherwise.

    “We do not want anything in return, not even adulation,” he said.

    The RSS, he said, came into being because society at large did not seem to be conscious enough of its responsibilities.

    “If all people take to selfless service then there will be no need for people to wear our badge. Every citizen will deemed to be a swayamsevak in his own right,” Bhagwat added.

    DARBHANGA (Bihar): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday asserted that all people living in India were by definition Hindus and diversity had flourished in the country because of the cultural ethos of the land.

    Anybody who agrees to sing Sanskrit verses in praise of Bharat Mata and is committed to preservation of the culture of the land is a Hindu, the ‘Sarsanghchalak’ said.

    Bhagwat who was addressing RSS workers here before concluding his four-day tour of Bihar, said the mammoth organisation will become redundant if all citizens of the country adopt the spirit of selfless service exhibited by the ‘Swayamsevaks’ (RSS volunteers).

    “People should understand that because they live in Hindusthan, they all are Hindus. They might by other things as well, but all other identities have been made possible because of Hindu ethos of acceptance – Hindutva is the name for the centuries-old culture to which all the diverse streams owe their origin,” he said.

    “Different branches may have stemmed and may seem opposed to each other, but they all trace their beginning to the same source,” Bhagwat said.

    ALSO READ | 

    The septuagenarian RSS chief said values like seeing oneself in others, viewing women as mothers and not objects of lust and not coveting wealth that belongs to others defined the Hindu ethos.

    “Hindutva is a binding force. All those who believe themselves to be Hindus are Hindus. So are those whose ancestors happened to be Hindus,” said Bhagwat, whose similar remarks in the past had triggered controversy.

    RSS’s mission is to regain the lost glory of the country, which was the ‘Vishwaguru’ (world teacher) in the ancient times.

    “To build a nation so great requires a conducive social atmosphere, which the Sangh seeks to create. Our volunteers spend just an hour at the shakhas. The remaining 23 hours of the day are spent rendering selfless social service without accepting a paisa of government aid,” Bhagwat said.

    The swayamsevaks are seen in action whenever there is any calamity, natural or otherwise.

    “We do not want anything in return, not even adulation,” he said.

    The RSS, he said, came into being because society at large did not seem to be conscious enough of its responsibilities.

    “If all people take to selfless service then there will be no need for people to wear our badge. Every citizen will deemed to be a swayamsevak in his own right,” Bhagwat added.

  • Satish Jarkiholi: The Belagavi ‘Sahukar’ known for ‘Rahu Kala’ nomination and graveyard stays

    By PTI

    BENGALURU: Satish Laxmanrao Jarkiholi, who is in the eye of a political storm for his statement on the origins of the word Hindu and its “dirty meaning”, is in a way different from most of his political peers, as he once filed his poll nomination during the ‘inauspicious’ “Rahu Kala”, and is popular for his graveyard stays.

    The Congress MLA from Yamakanmardi constituency, popularly referred as “Sahukar”, is known for speaking his mind out, an anti-superstition activist of sorts, and is a sugar baron from the politically significant Belagavi district.

    Hailing from the Nayaka/Valmiki community, the 60-year-old is among the politically influential five Jarkiholi brothers, who enjoy considerable clout in Belagavi district, which has other influential political families like Kattis, Jolles, and Hukkeris.

    BJP’s Gokak MLA and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi is the eldest among the brothers, followed by Satish.

    Then comes Arabhavi MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi (BJP), Bhimshi Jarkiholi and Lakhan Jarkiholi (independent MLC).

    Most often these brothers are their own political opponents.

    While other brothers are said to be a bit religious, Satish, who is currently Karnataka Congress Working President is not so.

    While most politicians look for astrology and auspicious day and time to file nominations, Satish, who is the Founder of ‘Manava Bandhutva Vedike’, an anti blind-belief organisation, ahead of 2018 assembly polls had said, “I will file nominations on a bad day, at the time considered as Rahu Kala.”

    The soft spoken Founder Chairman of Satish Sugars, who enjoys popularity in his constituency and surrounding areas, and also in the cooperative sector, is known for his graveyard stay in Belagavi during the death anniversaries of B R Ambedkar.

    He was Minister for forest and environment in the H D Kumarswamy led Congress-JD(S)-coalition cabinet, and held the Small scale Industries and Excise portfolios in the Siddaramaiah led cabinet.

    Satish Jarkiholi was among those who resigned from the ministry and walked away with Siddaramaiah when the latter quit the JD(S) in 2006.

    Later when Siddaramaiah became CM from the Congress party after 2013 assembly polls, Satish, who was excise minister, resigned from the cabinet, reportedly unhappy with the portfolio.

    He had unsuccessfully contested the 2021 bypoll from Belagavi Lok sabha seat, which fell vacant after the demise of incumbent MP and former Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi.

    He was defeated by Angadi’s wife Mangala Suresh with a margin of 5,240 votes.

    BENGALURU: Satish Laxmanrao Jarkiholi, who is in the eye of a political storm for his statement on the origins of the word Hindu and its “dirty meaning”, is in a way different from most of his political peers, as he once filed his poll nomination during the ‘inauspicious’ “Rahu Kala”, and is popular for his graveyard stays.

    The Congress MLA from Yamakanmardi constituency, popularly referred as “Sahukar”, is known for speaking his mind out, an anti-superstition activist of sorts, and is a sugar baron from the politically significant Belagavi district.

    Hailing from the Nayaka/Valmiki community, the 60-year-old is among the politically influential five Jarkiholi brothers, who enjoy considerable clout in Belagavi district, which has other influential political families like Kattis, Jolles, and Hukkeris.

    BJP’s Gokak MLA and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi is the eldest among the brothers, followed by Satish.

    Then comes Arabhavi MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi (BJP), Bhimshi Jarkiholi and Lakhan Jarkiholi (independent MLC).

    Most often these brothers are their own political opponents.

    While other brothers are said to be a bit religious, Satish, who is currently Karnataka Congress Working President is not so.

    While most politicians look for astrology and auspicious day and time to file nominations, Satish, who is the Founder of ‘Manava Bandhutva Vedike’, an anti blind-belief organisation, ahead of 2018 assembly polls had said, “I will file nominations on a bad day, at the time considered as Rahu Kala.”

    The soft spoken Founder Chairman of Satish Sugars, who enjoys popularity in his constituency and surrounding areas, and also in the cooperative sector, is known for his graveyard stay in Belagavi during the death anniversaries of B R Ambedkar.

    He was Minister for forest and environment in the H D Kumarswamy led Congress-JD(S)-coalition cabinet, and held the Small scale Industries and Excise portfolios in the Siddaramaiah led cabinet.

    Satish Jarkiholi was among those who resigned from the ministry and walked away with Siddaramaiah when the latter quit the JD(S) in 2006.

    Later when Siddaramaiah became CM from the Congress party after 2013 assembly polls, Satish, who was excise minister, resigned from the cabinet, reportedly unhappy with the portfolio.

    He had unsuccessfully contested the 2021 bypoll from Belagavi Lok sabha seat, which fell vacant after the demise of incumbent MP and former Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi.

    He was defeated by Angadi’s wife Mangala Suresh with a margin of 5,240 votes.

  • Kamal Nath’s “proud to be a Hindu, but not a fool” statement sparks political row in Madhya Pradesh

    By Express News Service

    BHOPAL: A political controversy has erupted in Madhya Pradesh over the state Congress president Kamal Nath’s statement, “I’m proud to be a Hindu, but am not a fool.”

    The ex MP CM and former union minister made the statement reportedly while addressing a state level advocates meeting in the state party headquarters on Sunday, a day before senior Supreme Court advocate Vivek Tankha filed his nomination papers for re-election to the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

    “I say with pride that I’m a Hindu, but I’m not a fool. For us religion isn’t the basis of politics, but is linked to our sentiments. We dont make political event out of religion, as it’s an event only for our individual families,” Nath had reportedly said on Sunday.

    He also recounted that when he built the Hanuman Temple housing giant Hanuman idol in his parliamentary and assembly constituency Chhindwara some years back, he did not publicise it as a political event.

    However, Nath’s statement was enough to give the ruling BJP the much needed ammo to target state Congress leadership over the issue.

    “Neither the BJP nor the state government has ever considered him (Nath) a fool. May be it’s due to internal issues within his own party, that he(Nath) has made the unwanted statement. All we can say is that the forum he chose to explain about being a Hindu wasn’t appropriate. Be it Kamal Nath or Rahul Gandhi, they’re just Chunavi Hindus (Hindus at times of polls) who wear a janeyu or sport a tilak only at times of polls,” state’s home minister Narottam Mishra said.

    “Kamal Nath is an Ichchadhari Hindu (wishful Hindu), who remains silent over the issue of Ram Setu, goes silent when his friend (Digvijaya Singh) questions the date of foundation of Ram Temple at Ayodhya,  is in silence on 1984 genocide of Sikhs, conviction and punishment to Yasin Malik and also mute over the Gyanwapi-Kashi Vishwanath issue,” Mishra, also the state government spokesperson said.

    However, defending his leader’s controversial statement, the state Congress spokesperson Ajay Singh Yadav said, “it’s not a matter of being a smaller or bigger Hindu. By his statements, our leader meant to convey that it’s the BJP which by linking religion with politics is fooling people.”

    Yadav also questioned that if the BJP is so committed to Hinduism, why did induct ex SP MP Naresh Agrawal (who in 2017 linked alcohol with Hindu gods and goddesses) in its ranks in UP.

    Amid  the war of words between the Congress and BJP over Nath’s “proud to be Hindu, but not a fool” statement, the ruling BJP seems to have found a way out of the attack on the state government by Nath and his party over OBC reservation in upcoming local bodies polls in the state.

  • Country will disintegrate if Hindus grow weaker in number, power: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

    By Express News Service

    BHOPAL: “Bharat (India) and Hindu cannot be separate. If Bharat (India) wants to remain as Bharat (India) then Bharat (India) will have to remain Hindu and if Hindu wants to remain as Hindu, then Bharat (India) will have to be kept Akhand (undivided),” RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Saturday, November 27, 2021.

    Addressing an event to mark the completion of 50 years of the Swadesh newspaper group in Gwalior on Saturday evening, the RSS chief said the country will disintegrate whenever Hindu will become weak in power and numbers.

    “Why did (Bharat) India disintegrate or why did Pakistan happen. The Hindus there became weak in power first and then in numbers, which is why Pakistan became Pakistan and not Hindustan or Bharat. The same land was the birthplace of Vedas and also the place where Sanskrit Vyakran evolved. Even Sindhu from which the word Hindu originated is there (in modern Pakistan). But still, when the country was partitioned, the land which became Pakistan didn’t wish to be named as Bharat or Hindustan,” Bhagwat said.

    Bhagwat’s linking of the creation of Pakistan with the weakening of Hindus, came just two days after he, during a book launch event in Noida (UP) targeted those, who talk about dividing India, saying that India had a major setback at the time of Partition that cannot be forgotten and will never be repeated.

    At the Gwalior event on Saturday evening, where MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan was among those present, the RSS chief while cautioning about the decline in the numbers and power of Hindus, said in all such parts of the country, there is rising instability, a threat to unity and integration as well as major social and economic problems.  

  • BJP won’t be allowed to hijack the word ‘Hindu’: Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat

    By PTI

    DEHRADUN: Senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has said he would not let the BJP hijack the word “Hindu”.

    “The BJP has emptied Hinduism of its vital elements and reduced it to Hindutva. We are Hindus in our values. We believe in Sanatan Dharma. We won’t let it hijack the word Hindu,” Rawat told reporters here on Saturday.

    “Being Hindus, we believe in Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam (entire earth is one family), Sarva Dharma Sambhav (equality of religions) but the BJP believes in Sarva Dharma Jhagda Bhav (quarrelling with all religions) ” the AICC general secretary and the party’s campaign committee head for Uttarakhand said.

    Rawat announced that the party will launch a Parivartan Yatra next month to acquaint people of the state with the “failures” of the BJP governments both in the state and the Centre.

    The Parivartan Yatra is aimed at convincing people why a change of government is necessary in the state to strengthen it economically and keep “Uttarakhandiyat” — the all-encompassing nature of its cultural identity alive, he said.

    Accusing the state government of undoing all reforms introduced in education and health sectors during his tenure, Rawat said all of them will be revived if Congress is voted back to power. “We will keep the flag of Uttarakhandiyat flying high and create a welfare state which takes care of the common people, the poor and the deprived sections of society,” Rawat said.

  • Over 67% prison inmates Hindu, nearly 18% Muslim: Govt data

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Over 67 per cent of the 4,78,600 prison inmates in the country are Hindu while nearly 18 per cent Muslim, according to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) data.

    The prison statistics presented by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy last week in Parliament were based on a compilation of data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) updated till December 31, 2019.

    The data showed that 3,21,155 (or 67.10 per cent) prison inmates were Hindu, 85,307 (or 17.82 per cent) Muslim, 18,001 (or 3.76 per cent) Sikh, 13,782 (or 2.87 per cent) Christian, and 3,557 (or 0.74 per cent) ‘others’.

    READ| 65.90% prison inmates in India from SC, ST, OBC categories: Govt data

    A gender-wise break-up of the figures showed that among women, 13,416 prison inmates were Hindus, 3,162 Muslim, 721 Sikh, 784 Christian and 261 ‘Others’.

    Among the states and Union Territories, Uttar Pradesh had the largest number of Hindu and Muslim prison inmates at 72,512 and 27,459, respectively.

    The maximum number of Sikh, Christian and ‘Others’ were imprisoned in jails of Punjab at 12,778, 1,640 and 915, respectively, the data showed.

    A category-wise break-up of data showed that there were 4,78,600 prisoners across jails in the country of which 3,15,409 (65.

    90 per cent) belonged to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories while 1,26,393 fell in the ‘Others’ group.

    The maximum 1,62,800 prisoners ( 34.01 per cent) belonged to the OBC category, 99,273 (20.74 per cent) to the SC and 53,336 (11.14 per cent) to the ST.

    Among states and UTs, Uttar Pradesh had the overall highest number of prisoners 1,01,297 (or 21.16 per cent of the country’s total prison inmates) followed by Madhya Pradesh (44,603) and Bihar (39,814).

    The maximum number of prisoners from the OBC, SC, and ‘Others’ categories were in Uttar Pradesh jails, while ST community’s in Madhya Pradesh jails, according to the data.

    West Bengal had not furnished prison statistics for 2018 and 2019 because of which its figures from 2017 were used in the data, while Maharashtra’s category-wise break up was ‘not available’, the data mentioned.

    Of the total prisoners, 4,58,687 (95.83 per cent) were men and 19,913 (4.16 per cent) women, the data showed.

    Of the total 19,913 imprisoned women, 6,360 (31.93 per cent) belonged to OBC, while 4,467 (22.43 per cent) were SC, 2,281 (11.45 per cent) were ST and 5,236 (26.29 per cent) in the ‘Others’ category, it showed.

  • Article :- Ayodhya Mein Sarayoo Tat Par Bhagavaan Raam Kee Bhavy Moorti Banavaane Kee Taiyaaree Mein Yogee Sarakaar

    In the issue of public power yesterday, one of my news articles was published.
    The princess of Ayodhya who will become the queen of Korea, her memorial will be on the banks of the river Saru
    Today’s news is that the Yogi Sarkar in preparation for preparing a grand statue of Lord Rama on the Sarayu coast in Ayodhya.
    The Yogi Government is going to establish a statue of copper of 151 meter high in Ayodhya. This statue will be placed on the terrace of 36 meters.
    Let us know that last year the Yogi Sarkar announced the plan to install a statue of Lord Rama, 100 meters high. Then to promote religious tourism under the ‘Navya Ayodhya’ scheme, the Yogi Government also showed the proposal to Governor Ram Naik.
    Estimated expenditure upto 330 crores
    The tourism department had planned the statue of Lord Rama in May 2018. Under the new Ayodhya scheme, the statue along the river Saryu will be established. It is estimated to cost up to 330 crore rupees. Simultaneously, the government will make proper arrangements for the Ramkatha Gallery, the place of tourist lodging, the CCTV cameras, the police booths, the means of transportation and other civil facilities such as toilets and drainage. Earlier, UP Yogi Adityanath had said that on Diwali, he is going to Ayodhya with great good news. On Friday, Uttar Pradesh BJP president Mahendra Nath Pandey claimed that there is a big saint along with the Chief Minister. Of course he has planned for Ayodhya. Waiting for the good news on Diwali, the plan will come out in the hands of the Chief Minister that it will be appropriate. The yogi also said that the saint society is so patient, they need to have some patience and patience. There has been a spurt in the Ram temple issue here, along with RSS, Hindu organizations have adopted aggressive approach.
    RSS president Bhaiyaji Joshi on Friday said that if needed, again the movement for Ram temple will be done as of 1992. He said that the wait has been long enough for the Ram temple.
    Bhaiyaji Joshi said that Ram lives in everybody’s heart but they appear by the temples. They said that we want to be the temple.
    BJP President Amit Shah met the association chief Mohan Bhagwat at 2 pm on Thursday at Rambhau Mahalagi Prabodhini of Mumbai. During this time many important issues were discussed between the Union chief and the Shah. It is believed that there has been discussion about Ram Mandir and Lok Sabha elections.
    World’s fourth largest statue!

    The height of Lord Ram’s statue proposed in Ayodhya will be 151 meters, and in this way this statue will be 31 meters lower than the Statue of Unity. The height of the Statue of Unity is 182 meters. Shivaji Memorial is under construction in Mumbai, whose height is higher than the Statue of Unity. The Shiva Memorial and the statue of Lord Rama, both are estimated to be ready by 2021. However, the work of Shiva Memorial has gone a long way. Thus, the statue of Lord Rama proposed in Ayodhya will be India’s third largest statue and the fourth largest statue in the world. This monument has not been officially given any name, so the locals are calling it ‘Statue of Ramlala’ on the lines of the Statue of Unity.
    Help from the Statue of Unity
    Officials said that for the proposed statue of Lord Rama, a team of engineers has done terrestrial survey under the leadership of the state government and local administration. Engineers connected with this project are also taking advice from the key people involved in the construction of the Statue of Unity and the government will also take guidance from sculptor Ram Sutar, who designed the statue of Patel.
    Experts say that India had a major engineering challenge in the form of Statue of Unity, which has been successfully completed. Now India has the expertise to build such a large monument, so there will be no problem in the construction of ‘Statue of Ramlala’ and if the money does not obstruct, then the project will be completed in time.
    L & T has got a contract to build India’s two largest monument Statue of Unity and Shiva Memorial (under construction), and it is estimated that the contract for Lord Rama’s memorial can also be obtained by L & T. There are several projects of L & T running in Uttar Pradesh and it has been in Lucknow Metros too. Therefore, it is also expected that he will get the contract of God’s monument.