In a strong message to RSS cadres, its chief, Mohan Bhagwat, has said the organisation should not cross its “maryada” (limits) while working for the BJP, and it should stay away from any personality-driven campaign.
“Hum rajneeti me nahin hain. Humara kaam ‘Namo Namo’ karna nahi hai. Humme apne lakshya ke liye kaam karna hai (We are not in politics. Our work is not to chant ‘Namo, Namo’. We must work towards our own target),” said Bhagwat, addressing the RSS’s Pratinidhi Sabha in Bangalore, which was also attended by BJP chief Rajnath Singh and Ramlal, RSS pracharak deputed to BJP as general secretary (organisation).
Bhagwat, however, justified the RSS’s efforts to bring BJP to power, saying that it was in the “national interest”. “Is samay sawal yeh nahi hai ki kaun aana chaiye. Bada sawaal ye hai ki kaun nahi aana chahiye (The question is not who should form the next government. The bigger question is who should not form the next government),” he said.
Bhagwat made these comments in response to questions from workers regarding their role in the BJP’s campaign for Lok Sabha elections.
Meanwhile, sources said the BJP leaders sought the RSS’s help to prepare its poll manifesto