AMRITSAR: Sikh bodies have objected to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat ’s statement on Hindu nation.

Shiromani gurdwara parbandhak committee (SGPC) president Gobind Singh Longowal on Thursday said that India was a multi ethnic, multilingual and multi religious nation and even the Indian constitution grants freedom to people of every religion.

“It is unfortunate that the RSS chief is deliberately imposing a Hindu nation agenda which is in contempt of Indian constitution” said Longowal.

While advising Mohan Bhagat to refrain from giving such statements, Longowal said it couldn’t be tolerated that RSS was trying to influence Sikhs as well as people of other religions with Hindu nation ideology.

Notably, RSS chief had on October 8 stated during a Dussehera function at Nagpur, "Bharat is a Hindu Rashtra", and Hindus need to unite if they want to be heard by the world.

SAD (Taksali) secretary general and chief spokesman, Sewa Singh Sekhwan said, “Such statements tend to bring a sense of aversion in Indians who belong to other religions and cultures. Currently the ruling party in India is BJP which is a political wing of RSS. Use of such words by the chief of such a huge organization expresses his daunting mindset”

Like Longowal, Sekhwan also advised the RSS chief to respect the sentiment with which the Indian constitution was formed and not give any such statements which goes against it.

