RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat (Photo: PTI)
The Congress on Friday slammed the ruling BJP over RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks that “people will decide whether we become gods or not”. According to Bhagwat, relations between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Sangh have “collapsed” after the Lok Sabha election results.
The opposition party also claimed that the lifespan of this government is getting shorter with every passing week.
“After June 4, 2024, relations between the non-biological PM and RSS took a nosedive — and they are still in turmoil. At an event in Pune… RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat reprimanded the PM for his claim of non-biological origin, saying, ‘Whether we become God or not, that is for people to decide. We should not proclaim that we have become God’,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a message on X.
According to him, the lifespan of this government is getting shorter with every passing week.
Ramesh tagged a media report that quoted the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader as making the remarks.
Bhagwat was speaking at an event to mark the birth centenary of Shankar Dinkar Kane (popularly known as Bhaiyyaji). He worked in Manipur, focusing on children’s education till 1971, bringing students to Maharashtra and arranging their stay.
After the Lok Sabha election results, Bhagwat expressed concern over the peace in ethnically strife-torn Manipur even after a year. He also criticized the prevailing discourse during the elections and called for moving on from unnecessary discussions on the ins and outs of the elections after they were over and the results were out.
The Opposition leaders had seized on his remarks to take a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Modi. Ramesh had said, “If it is not the conscience of the ‘one-third’ Prime Minister or the repeated demands of the people of Manipur, Mr Bhagwat may be able to persuade the former RSS functionary to go to Manipur.
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First publication: 07 Sep 2024 | 00:35 IST