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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat today praised the Modi government for allowing positive signs to emerge from the economy, which consequently placed 'Bharat' on international horizons. He said that people's desire of a life, secure and progressing in all aspects might finally be a realit.
"In a very short period, the policy initiatives taken by the central government on economy, national security, international relations and many other areas have raised good hopes. The government should now ensure that these policies maintain their momentum in a determined and well organised manner,'' Bhagwat said in his customary Vijaya Dashami speech at RSS headquarters in Nagpur, which was aired on Doordarshan.
He however, expressed serious concerns over burgeoning activities of Muslim jihadis and Naxal extremists in the country. ''Near surrender before these fanatic elements and appeasement policy adopted by the ruling parties in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Assam have put the life of local Hindu communities, the law and order situation as well as the national security under serious threat in the region. The nation has yet to see the impact of the joint plan of the Central and State governments in putting an effective check on the activities of Jjiadi and Naxal extremists and those forces which are helping and promoting them,'' he opined.
On Swadeshi issue, Bhagwat said the policies of the government should take the nation towards self-reliance and should encourage entrepreneurship amongpeople. "It is equally important for people to encourage consumption of Swadeshi products. Our tendency of buying daily need goods, even buying foreign-made statues of our Gods and goddesses, simply because they are cheaper in price, needs to be abandoned. We need a vigilant government, a strong defence policy and brave and efficient defence force to ensure the security of our nation, but we equally need a society of people who are patriotic, vigilant and of a high moral character,'' he noted.
Bhagwat made a strong case for evolving a new and suitable development model that that incorporates the vision of leaders like Swamy Vivekananda, Yogi Arvind, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar in fields like education, culture, economics, sociology and security; which emerges from the deep, integral, original and practical thinking process of such stalwarts. "This is necessary as all prevailing policy systems across the world and India too have proven themselves as incomplete and half-baked visions," he said.
''We must remember that the final test of the efficacy of these policies will be their impact on the life of the last person standing, a Bharatiya on the last step of the ladder. We must remember that self-reliance should be a necessary component of national prosperity and security,'' Bhagwat said.
