Dadri lynching has no link with beef consumption, no worker involved: RSS
Briefing on the resolution taken by the RSS at the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari in Ranchi, Mandal expressed deep concern over the growth of Muslim population.
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RSS spokesperson Jishnu Basu speaks to the media in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Source: Express photo by Subham Dutta)
Condemning the Dadri lynching incident, the state Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday said it wants strictest punishment for the culprits involved in the killing of a Muslim man over rumours or storing and eating beef in Uttar Pradesh.
“The Dadri incident is a criminal act and we condemn it. It neither has any relation with beef consumption nor any RSS workers were involved… We want the culprits involved in the incident should be given strictest punishment,” Dr Jishnu Basu, state RSS secretary told mediapersons.
While claiming that ideally, cow slaughter should be banned across the country, Basu said that in states like Bengal, where it is legally allowed, rules should be followed. “It has been laid down in the rule book that the cow, which will be slaughtered, should be over 14 years of age. There should be a vet at the slaughter house to ensure that it is done in the correct way,” he added.
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On writers returning their awards over “prevailing intolerance in the country”, Basu said such activists were against the change of guard at the Centre. “I feel that those who are raising their voices against growing tolerance are not happy with the change of guard at the Centre,” he claimed.
He also took a dig at a section of the media for highlighting such type of incidents and allegedly keeping mum on incidents like when three Hindu Dalits were beaten to death in Nadia district earlier this month. “The term intolerance is a jargon of the media, which is selectively broadcasting events. Neither television nor print media spoke about the incident in which three SC Hindus were killed by communal goons early May. Offenders in all cases of communal clash should be punished,” he added.
Briefing on the resolution taken by the RSS at the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari in Ranchi, Mandal expressed deep concern over the growth of Muslim population.
“In places like West Bengal and Assam, the unnatural rise in Muslim population is owing to infiltration, along with the uneven total fertility rate (TFR) across religions. Between 1951 to 2011, Hindu population has come down from 88 per cent to 83.8 per cent and the Muslim population for the same period has risen from 9.8 per cent to 14.23 per cent,” he said.
“We urge the Union government to reformulate the National Population Policy keeping in view availability of resources in the country, future needs and the problem of demographic imbalance and apply the same uniformity to all,” he added. “The Centre should take steps to curb illegal infiltration from across the border. Prepare a national register of citizens and prevent infiltrators from acquiring citizenship rights and purchasing lands,” Basu demanded.
On the RSS mouthpiece claiming that Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi was home to anti-national elements, he said: “Given the selection of faculty and subjects and not allowing students to perform various programmes, we will have to see if really any anti-national activity is going on there.”
With PTI inputs
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