RSS

NEW DELHI: In a full-throated endorsement of the Narendra Modi government midway through its term, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the nation is in safe hands with several swayamsevaks holding key positions in the government.He was speaking at a recent Sangh meeting in Kanpur. The endorsement is set to quell any doubt about Sangh’s backing for the NDA regime which has taken important steps to facilitate FDI, that may not appear in line with the ‘swadeshi’ agenda of Sangh affiliates.“We have faith in swayamsevaks in government. Have patience, results will start reflecting soon,” Bhagwat said while replying to a Kanpur-based trader, who had cited flaws in taxation policy including a cap on gold transactions.Bhagwat had a three-hour interaction with 35 intellectuals on July 16, the penultimate day of the week-long Kanpur event. National executives and pracharaks oftook part in the “baithak” where BJP had limited presence with Ram Lal, Ram Madhav and Saudan Singh in attendance.Bhagwat went on to say he was impressed with Modi and found him popular even among small children. The Sangh chief emphasised on expansion of the Sewa Bharti outreach across the country involving more marginal sections of society. In one of his answers, Bhagwat seemed to approve of alterations in textbooks, saying “corrections” were needed and were long due.