Bhagwat yet again toys with Q-word

Bhagwat yet again toys with Q-word

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 06:37 PM IST
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Says reservation should continue till there is discrimination in country

Pune : RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said reservation policy should continue till there is ‘social discrimination’ in the country. “Till social discrimination exists, reservation must be there. But it should be implemented honestly,” he said in reply to a query at a ‘students’ parliament’ organised by Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) here.

The RSS has no disagreement with the country’s Constitution, Bhagwat said, adding reservation policy with regard to government jobs and admission to educational institutions, however, must be implemented honestly. He said the duties of citizens enumerated in the Constitution should also be followed. Describing Lord Ram as an “ideal of Hindu culture”, he favoured construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya.

Asked whether the poor would start getting their daily bread if the temple is constructed, Bhagwat retorted, “Have rotis come to them till now when it has still not been constructed?” To a question regarding the perception about growing intolerance, Bhagwat said, “Tolerance and acceptance is the soul of our culture,” and added selfish sentiments are wrong.

When asked about politics based on religion, he said, “This should be asked of those who do it. This question is not for me. We should practice what we preach and embrace the good,” he said.

Bhagwat said culture is the soul of Indian Constitution, which has the provision for effecting necessary changes to it to suit the changing times. Bhagwat was speaking on ‘Culture and Constitution’ at the event.                               —PTI

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