NAGPUR: While addressing the Swayamsewaks Dr Mohan Bhagwat said, It is on expected lines that certain powers whose vested interests are affected by our country’s rise in the world that they would let Bharat grow only within certain limits. This commitment of the countries that claim to be liberal, democratic and committed to world peace vanishes as soon as the question of their security and self-interest arises. Then they do not hesitate to attack other countries or overthrow their democratically elected governments through illegal and/or violent means. All these things can be understood by observing the sequence of events happening, both inside Bharat and around the world. The deliberate attempt to tarnish Bharat’s image based on lies or half-truths is clearly visible”.
Dr Bhagwat also expressed concern over the recent violence in Bangladesh against Hindus. “Recently, the violent coup that took place in Bangladesh has immediate and local reasons which are just one dimension of those events. The practice of unprovoked brutal atrocities on the Hindu community residing there was repeated. This time, in protest against those atrocities, the Hindu community there got organised and came out of their homes to defend themselves, hence some defence could be ensured. But as long as this tyrannical fundamentalist nature exists there, the sword of danger will hang over the heads of all the minority communities including the Hindus. That is why the illegal infiltration from Bangladesh into Bharat and the population imbalance caused by it has become a matter of serious concern even among the common people. The mutual harmony and the national security too come under scanner due to this illegal infiltration”.
He further said that, “The Hindu community which is reduced to a minority in Bangladesh will need the help of all those who are in favour of generosity, humanity and harmony, especially the Bharatiya government and Hindus from all over the world. Hindu community across the world should learn the lesson that being unorganised and weak is like inviting atrocities by the wicked. But the matter does not end here. Now in Bangladesh there are talks of joining Pakistan as a defence against Bharat. There is no need to name the countries trying to pressurise Bharat by creating and establishing such false narratives. It is the government’s job to work on the remedy. But at the societal level, the most worrying thing is that efforts have increased to destroy the existing decency and culture in the society, turn diversity into differences, create distrust towards the system among the groups who are victims of some issues and convert discontent into anarchy”.
Dr. Bhagwat also spoke about the global rise of terms like ‘Deep State’, ‘Wokeism’, and ‘Cultural Marxist’, calling them as enemies of cultural traditions. “Words like ‘Deep State’, ‘Wokeism’, ‘Cultural Marxist’ are in discussion these days. In fact, they are the declared enemies of all cultural traditions. Complete destruction of values, traditions and whatever is considered virtuous and auspicious is a part of the modus operandi of this group. The first step of this modus operandi is to bring the mind-shaping systems and institutions of the society under one’s influence – for example, the education system and educational institutions, media, intellectual discourse, etc., and to destroy the thoughts, values and belief of the society through them. In a society living together, an identity-based group is motivated to separate on the basis of its actual or artificially created specialty, demand, need or a problem. A feeling of victimhood is created in them. By fanning discontent, that element is pulled apart from the rest of the society, and made aggressive against the system. Direct conflicts are created by finding fault lines in the society. An atmosphere of anarchy and fear is created by intensifying distrust and hatred towards the system, laws, governance, administration etc. This makes it easy to establish one’s dominance over that country”, he said.
Dr Bhagwat observed that political competition, if driven by self-interests rather than mutual harmony and national unity, could become a tool for destructive agendas. “In a multiparty democratic system of governance, there is competition among parties to gain power. If petty selfish interests in society become more important than mutual harmony or the unity and integrity of the nation; or if the harmony of society and the pride and integrity of the nation are considered secondary in the competition among parties, then in such party politics, their modus operandi is to stand in support of one party and advance their destructive agenda in the name of ‘Alternative Politics’. This is not a fictional story but a reality that has happened in many countries of the world. As a result of this revolution, the stability, peace and prosperity of life can be clearly seen to be in danger in the developed countries of the western world. We have seen this system working from the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ to what happened recently in the neighbouring Bangladesh. We are seeing similar evil attempts all around Bharat – especially in the border and tribal areas”, he said.
“Our national life stands on the strong foundation of cultural unity and glorious civilisation. Our social life is inspired and nurtured by noble values. It is crucial to stop the above- mentioned evil designs to harm or destroy our nation before it’s too late. Only an awakened society will be able to do this. For this, a democratic plan should be prepared based on our culturally rooted philosophy and constitutionally provided path. A powerful discourse is the need of the hour to keep the society safe from these conspiracies spreading intellectual and cultural pollution”, he further said.
