Centre Govt. seeks RSS help

Centre Govt. seeks RSS help 11/2/2007 3:29:51 PM HK
NEW DELHI : In a significant development, the Centre has for the first time involved the Rashtriya Swamsewak Sangh, in tackling what is a purely governance issue.In a letter written by a senior Archealogical Survey of India official to RSS Sarsanghachalak K S Sudarshanji, requested his help to put a stop to illegal mining activity in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh.The sources from RSS confirmed the receipt of this letter. The ASI official says in the letter, "I am writing you this letter because in the past there was illegal mining in the area mentioned above. When our department came to know about it we brought it to the notice of the then state tourism minister, Yashodhra Raje Scindia who intervened immediately and put a complete stop to these activities”. "However off late we have come to know that the illegal mining has started yet again. We can say that the damage caused by this mining is equivalent to the destruction caused by Mohammed Ghaznavi and Aurangzeb." The Morena district administration is now in the process of getting cancelled two mining leases by invoking Section 4 of the Mining Act that allows the Government to intervene to protect environment or when the activity threatens ancient and heritage sites.


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K.Venugopal 11/3/2007
The RSS is always ready for selfless service. If help is sought, from whichever quarters and of whatever nature, RSS does not shy away. It is well within the RSS capacity to see through ulterior motives. Therefore I am sure the RSS will see what it best can do in the matter and enter into discussions with the government authority which sought its help. In all likelihood, RSS will organize the locals themselves to form the first vanguard of defense against illegal mining or whatever.
DileepKumar 11/2/2007
Re: Centre Govt. seeks RSS help The idea is not clear here. What do they want the RSS to do then? Did they specifically request Sangh to do something? How do they want the Sangh to be helpful?
Vijayalakshmi 11/2/2007
Re: Centre Govt. seeks RSS help It is an administrative matter, which should be tackled at the Governmental level. In what way is the RSS concerned with this matter? Surely,it is not the RSS which is indulging in that destructive activity?So what is the justification for the ASI to seek RSS' help, except to plant a wrong impression in people's mind about the RSS, as successive Congress Govts have been doing all along.RSS should say so openly.
pvas 11/2/2007
Re: Centre Govt. seeks RSS help I would not recommend the RSS to do the dirty work on behalf of the government. This could be a trap to send RSS workers there and get them killed in the process. If the ASI, which is like a servant to UPA, wants to stop the illegal mining, let them send Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh for the mission, and if anything should happen then, well then - Jai Hind!