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Ten RSS workers were injured after they were attacked with "knives and other weapons" by a group of people during a Sharad Purnima event at a temple here, with police saying they detained two persons on Friday over the late last night incident. Police said the incident happened Thursday when a 'jagran' programme was underway at the temple in Jaipur's Karni Vihar, and local residents objected to the noise and crowd in their neighbourhood at late hours. An official from the local Karni Vihar police station said two of the residents arrived at the venue when 'kheer' was being distributed among devotees. After an altercation, they called in more people from their group and attacked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak (RSS) workers, leaving 10 of them injured. Six -- Shankar Bagda, Murarilal, Ram Pareek, Lakhan Singh Jadoun, Pushpendra, and Dinesh Sharma -- of the injured have been admitted at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital for treatment. The incident triggered protests and a road blockade. Heavy .
The Congress on Sunday cited a purported government order issued last week to claim that a "ban" on the participation of government employees in the activities of the RSS has been removed. While the veracity of the purported government order, which was posted on X by Congress leaders, could not be ascertained immediately, BJP's IT department head Amit Malviya also shared the screenshot of the order and said that an "unconstitutional" directive issued 58 years ago has been withdrawn by the Modi government. Congress general secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh shared an office memorandum, dated July 9, issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension pertaining to the participation of the government servants in the activities of the RSS. "The undersigned is directed to refer to the OM (office memorandum)..dated 30.11.1966, OM No. 7/4/70-Est.(B) dated 25.07.1970 and OM No. 15014/3(S)/80- Estt. (B) dated 28.10.1980 on the above subject. 2. The aforesaid instructio
The BJP on Thursday disapproved of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's assertion that the Lok Sabha poll results showed India is not a Hindu Rashtra', asserting it had no connection with the actual picture on the ground. The saffron party said the eminent economist should see things from a neutral point of view. "Even if the NDA government does the best work in the world, Mr Amartya Sen will not appreciate that. He should have judged the situation in the country before the party came to power, and the current situation after all these years," senior BJP leader and its former West Bengal president Rahul Sinha told PTI. Sinha also accused Sen of being biased towards the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state. "He is making such remarks to please Mamata Banerjee (CM). I wish he could see things from a neutral point of view... People of India have voted for the BJP for their efforts to cleanse the system, making it corruption-free and taking the economy to greater heights. Sen's comments are
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Wednesday wished for a successful landing of Chandrayaan-3's lunar module on moon's surface, saying it is "very important" for the country. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) ambitious third moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) is all set to land on the lunar surface this evening, as India eyes to become the first country to reach the uncharted south pole of earth's only natural satellite. The LM comprising the lander (Vikram) and the rover (Pragyan) is scheduled to make a touch down near the south polar region of the moon at 6:04 pm on Wednesday. "India's Chandrayaan-3 mission is very important for the country. It will increase India's pride in the world. I am fully confident of its success," RSS media relations and publicity head Sunil Ambekar said. He also acknowledged the contributions of the Indian scientists involved in the mission and said a successful landing of the moon mission will raise India's stature in the ...
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday praised the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab as well as the Centre for investigation against Waris Punjab De leader Amritpal Singh
A key annual meeting of the RSS leadership will begin here Sunday, with the deliberations focusing on how to create an atmosphere of social harmony, motivating people to perform their duties and making them self-reliant. The three-day meeting will also review the progress of the organisation's expansion plan for the centenary of its foundation in 2025, head of media relations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sunil Ambekar had said. He had said that the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha will be attended by more than 1,400 office-bearers, including RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale. From the BJP, president J P Nadda and general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh will attend the meeting, he said. A select number of office-bearers of 34 RSS-linked organisations, including Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), will also attend it, he added. The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha is the highest decision-making body of the RSS, the ideological fountainhead
Village development should be a social activity, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday.
Despite being the BJP's older sibling, the ABVP's relationship with the Sangh's political progeny is peculiar
Media reports quoted RSS chief spokesperson Manmohan Vaidya as saying that RSS will consider holding separate shakhas for women