One should not ignore religion as it is the "base of the nation", RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat said here today at Yavatmal, Maharastra.
He was speaking at a function to commemorate the birth centenary of late Jan Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya.
He was speaking at a function to commemorate the birth centenary of late Jan Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya.
Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir was also present on the occasion.
"One should not ignore one's religion as it is the base of a nation
and a nation runs on the concept of family and India's concept of family
is unique," Bhagwat said, adding that the Indian philosophy and culture
spoke volumes about the country's unity in diversity.
He said India was among the leading countries of the world a thousand
years ago, but was relegated to the tail-end after the foreign rule
which followed.
Talking about the farmers' issues, he noted that Upadhyaya had cautioned the government against the use of chemical fertilisers and promoted the use of organic fertilisers.
Talking about the farmers' issues, he noted that Upadhyaya had cautioned the government against the use of chemical fertilisers and promoted the use of organic fertilisers.
Expressing concern over the farmer suicides in Vidarbha, Bhagwat said
the farmers must get a competitive price for their produces and be
encouraged to use all the technologies which were not harmful to the humanity and nature.
"Pandit Deendayal was a selfless person who devoted his life to the service of the last man in the society as without his (the last man's) development, nothing can be claimed as development," the RSS supremo said.
"Pandit Deendayal was a selfless person who devoted his life to the service of the last man in the society as without his (the last man's) development, nothing can be claimed as development," the RSS supremo said.
Courtesy: The New Indian Express