Assembly polls, Taliban likely to be discussed in RSS meeting

Mohan Bhagwat

A two-day meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) commenced in Nagpur in which the Assembly elections in several states, current issues of the country and the world including the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan would be discussed. The meeting is being held in the presence of more than three dozen affiliated organisations of RSS and top BJP functionaries.

The main agenda of this meeting, held on September 3 and 4, is to "achieve all the goals by improving the mutual coordination between all the affiliated organisations of the Sangh". In this meeting led by Sangh's Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat, Sahakaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale, the strategy of the Sangh and its affiliated organisations in next year's assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Gujarat and Goa is likely to be drawn. An appeal could be made to the affiliated organisations to extend proper cooperation to the BJP in these elections. Also, the impact of the farmers' agitation against the Centre's farm laws and the issues related to farmers are likely to be discussed.

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Centre will sign a peace pact with six Karbi Anglong rebel groups on Saturday. Shah made the remarks while addressing the 51th Foundation Day of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D). The pact will be signed in the presence of the Union Home Minister, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and leaders of the six outfits. In his address, Shah said more than 3,700 armed cadres have surrendered in the past two years in the northeast, adding that the Centre is ready to initiate dialogue with any group who is ready to give up arms.

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