RSS chief stresses need to unite Hindu society, pitches for 3 children in Hindu families
Lucknow (PTI): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday called for uniting and empowering the Hindu society, saying there is no threat but vigilance is necessary, and suggested that Hindu families should consider having at least three children.
He also said that infiltrators should be "detected, deleted and deported".
Addressing a social-harmony meeting at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir here, Bhagwat expressed concern over what he described as a declining Hindu population and said inducement- or coercion-based religious conversions should be stopped.
He also emphasised accelerating efforts to bring people back to the Hindu-fold and ensuring their welfare.
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"There is a need to unite and empower Hindus. There is no threat to us but vigilance is necessary," the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief said.
Raising concerns over infiltration, Bhagwat said infiltrators should be "detected, deleted and deported" and should not be provided employment.
He also said Hindu families should consider having at least three children, citing scientific opinions that societies with an average fertility rate of below three could disappear in the future.
Bhagwat said newly-married couples should be made aware of this and added that the purpose of marriage is to carry forward creation, not merely fulfilling one's own desires.
Bhagwat said a lack of harmony leads to discrimination and stressed that all citizens share one country and one motherland.
"The Sanatan thought is a philosophy of harmony," he said, adding that differences that have emerged over time must be addressed through understanding and practice.
Bhagwat said those who disagree should not be viewed as enemies and emphasised coordination over conflict.
He described "matrushakti" (women power) as the foundation of the household, saying women should not be seen as weak and should receive training in self-defence.
The RSS chief said the Indian tradition accords women a revered place and values nurturing qualities over physical appearance.
Responding to a question on University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines, he said laws must be obeyed and if a law is flawed, there are constitutional ways to change it.
He said caste divisions should not become a cause of conflict and called for uplifting the disadvantaged with a sense of belonging.
Bhagwat said India would guide the world in the near future and that solutions to many global problems lie within the country's civilisational ethos.
He said regular community-level meetings should promote social harmony, remove misconceptions and address social issues, while extending support to the weaker sections of the society.
The RSS chief cautioned that some elements in the United States and China are working against India's social harmony, and called for vigilance and mutual trust.
Representatives from Sikh, Buddhist and Jain communities, along with organisations such as the Ramakrishna Mission, ISKCON and Art of Living Foundation, among others, attended the programme.
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UP man gets life term for electrocuting mentally challenged wife to death in Bareilly
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A local court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his mentally challenged wife by repeatedly electrocuting her while she was tied to a cot, lawyers said on Thursday.
Additional district government counsel Harendra Singh Rathore said Additional Sessions Judge Avinash Kumar Singh on Wednesday convicted Vinod Kumar (45) for killing his wife, Satyavati, in Chaina village of Bareilly district and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on him.
According to the prosecution, he was allegedly frustrated with his wife Satyavati's mental illness and often assaulted her.
Rathore said the prosecution examined nine witnesses to establish the charges against him.
As per court records, on the night of May 1-2, 2022, when Satyavati was asleep, Vinod tied her hands and legs to a cot using ropes and then connected an aluminium cable to an electric board to repeatedly administer electric shocks to her.
"She writhed in pain, but the accused continued to electrocute her until she died," the prosecution said.
The court observed that the murder was carried out in an inhuman manner.
After committing the crime, the accused threw the rope and cable on the roof and left for work at a brick kiln around 2 am to create a false alibi.
He later tried to mislead the police and the victim's family by claiming that Satyavati, whose mental condition was unstable, had accidentally died by suicide after grabbing a live electric wire.
However, the victim's brother, Sanjeev, a resident of Shahjahanpur district, suspected foul play and lodged an FIR under sections 498A (husband subjecting wife to cruelty) and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code at Nawabganj police station.
During the trial, the prosecution relied on the post-mortem report prepared by Dr Faraz Anwar, who stated that multiple electrocution marks found on different parts of the victim's body could not have been self-inflicted.
The police also recovered the rope and electric wire used in the crime on the accused's identification, officials said.
