“RSS is
of the firm opinion that there is no question of scrapping the reservation
system. Reservation in the country should continue as long as social
discrimination prevails in the Indian society,” Bhagwat said while delivering a
lecture on ‘social assimilation’ here on Wednesday evening.
Incidentally,
Bhagwat’s earlier remarks on seeking review of the reservation policy just
before the Bihar Assembly polls had stirred a controversy, with many seeing it
as one of the main reasons for BJP’s debacle in the state elections.
On
‘social assimilation’, the RSS chief said the beginning should be from self and
extended to the immediate family, extended family and the society.
“This
should be done by respecting the diversity in the society, but following the
values and philosophy behind the spirit of Hinduism,” he said.
Elaborating
the concept of ‘social harmony and integrity’, Bhagwat said, “No religion,
sect, social reformer or saint supported discrimination between human beings.
Equality has been the essence at the origin of every sect, which was later
divided into castes and sects by us. Discrimination also was born out of
behaviour of the people.”
Bhagwat,
however, stressed on the need to end the discrimination and reject traditions
that were redundant.
“In the
name of tradition, this discrimination should not be allowed to continue
further. The feelings of those who have suffered for thousands of years, must
be understood. Some sections of the society tolerated the discrimination and
injustice for a long period,” he opined.
“Now, we
should also learn to understand and tolerate for some years and bring about the
desired change by our own behaviour. Traditions should be tested on modern
scientific parameters,” he further said.
No comments:
Post a Comment