Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has always stood for reservation, says Mohan Bhagwat
The remark came after the Opposition claimed that the ruling BJP would change the Constitution and scrap reservations if it returns to power.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has always stood for reservations as guaranteed under the Constitution, said the Hindutva organisation’s chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday, reported ANI.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is the parent body of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Bhagwat said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh believes “reservation should continue as long as it is necessary for those who need it”.
In 2015, Bhagwat called for a review of the reservation policy, stating that it had been used for political ends. In an interview with Sangh's mouthpieces Panchjanya and Organiser ahead of Assembly elections in Bihar, he had said the aspirations of one section should not be met at the cost of others.
Bhagwat’s statement on Sunday came against the backdrop of the Opposition claiming that the ruling BJP will change the Constitution and do away with the reservation for the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes if it returns to power after the Lok Sabha polls.
“A video is being circulated on social media platforms claiming that the Sangh is against reservation,” Bhagwat said, reported ANI. “Behind this patently false and misleading video are people, who preach reservation when outside, among the people, but work against the idea behind the scenes. Such claims are totally baseless.”
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