Hate speeches: Punish speakers, Dharma Sansad no exception, says RSS leader

Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar has condemned the alleged hate speeches against minorities at a recent Dharma Sansad in Haridwar and said all those who make provocative and divisive remarks should be punished as per law without any exceptionIn an interview with PTI he termed the politics of hate as corruption and called all political parties and their leaders to should refrain from indulging in hatemongering and pitting one section of the society against the otherInstead of making provocative and divisive remarks against any community caste or group they should practice politics of brotherhood and development in the best interest of the country and its people the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS national executive member saidAny kind of hate speech is condemnable All hate speeches must be condemned and punished as per law Nobody should be treated as an exception he said when asked for his view on the alleged hate speeches delivered at a Dharma Sansad in Uttarakhands Haridwar and a similar event in Chhattisgarhs capital Raipur recentlyKumar said there are multiple examples of cruel hate speeches and insisted that it is the need of the hour to take legal action against all such divisive acts as they vitiate the atmosphere of the countryHe slammed the Congress and other opposition parties for blaming the RSS and its ideology for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi saying that they were levelling baseless allegations even as they do not have any proof to substantiate their chargeFor more than 60 years we have been hearing that the RSS and its ideology were behind the killing of Mahatma GandhiA ban was also imposed on the Sangh But the Congress and other parties could not prove it the allegation even after they remained in power for so many years he saidTheir baseless and unfounded allegations against the RSS also amount to a cruel hate speech he charged and asked why no action had been taken against them so farKumar also trained guns on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his recent remarks that a Hindutvawadi had shot Mahatma Gandhi deadNow he says Hindutvawadis got Gandhi killed It is also a hate speech the RSS leader said without naming Rahul GandhiHe argued that unfounded allegations that create hatred against one section of people or an organization should also be considered as hate speechesAll hate speeches should be looked at through the same prism We cannot make a distinction between one set of action or speech with the other while both are same in its nature and essence hateful provocative and divisive he saidAction should be taken against all those who deliver hate speeches no matter how big and influential they are or which party or group they belong to It is the need of the hour he addedKumar is also the founder of the Sanghs affiliate Muslim Rashtriya Manch whose stated objective is to bring Muslims closer to Hindus To reach out to the Christian community he founded another outfit Christian Rashtriya Manch a few years ago on the lines of the RSS Muslim wingAhead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh Punjab Uttarakhand Goa and Manipur both the RSSbacked outfits are canvassing for the BJP in the pollbound statesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever