Mohan Bhagwat’s Manipur comments reveal disagreements between RSS and BJP: Congress’ Bhupesh Baghel
On Monday, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief said that the northeastern state has been waiting for peace for over a year.
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s comments on Manipur a year after violence erupted in the state reveals the disagreements between the Hindutva organisation and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel told PTI on Tuesday.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is the parent organisation of the BJP.
Bhagwat on Monday said that Manipur has been waiting for peace for over a year and the situation in the state requires urgent attention. He had also said that a true sevak (one who serves the people) does not have arrogance and does not cause hurt to others.
“The one who maintains decorum does his work, but remains unattached,” said Bhagwat. “There is no arrogance…Only such a person has the right to be called a sevak.”
The ethnic conflict in Manipur broke out in early May 2023. Violence between the state’s Meitei and Kuki communities has left at least 225 persons dead and displaced 60,000 people from their homes since then.
On Tuesday, Baghel said that the RSS chief’s comments are based on his experience.
“Mohan Bhagwat is saying so based on his experience,” the former Chhattisgarh chief minister told PTI. “He must have said about the arrogance that is visible. Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks on Manipur after a year [since the violence started] shows that the differences between BJP and RSS, which...
