RSS Chief's Warning Against Attempts To Get Votes By "Inflaming Emotions"

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said there is a need to abide by the Constitution despite provocations

Questioning if forces from across the border were behind the violence in Manipur, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today "strong political will" was required to check the violence in the Northeastern state. In his annual Vijayadashami address at RSS Dussehra rally in Nagpur, Mr Bhagwat asked, "How did this mutual discord and hatred suddenly erupt in Manipur, which had been peaceful for almost a decade? Were there extremists from across the border also among those who committed violence? Why, and by whom, was an attempt made to give a communal tinge to this mutual conflict between the Manipuri Meitei and Kuki communities, who were apprehensive about the future of their existence?"

The RSS chief said there is a need to abide by the Constitution despite provocations. "It is not advisable to get caught up or swayed by inflammatory propaganda carried out using the media, and the volley of allegations and counter-allegations that follows. The media should be used to propagate truth and harmony in the society," he said.

The solution to violence is a society taking an initiative to protect law and order and to support to the government and the administration.