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Bhagwat Closes RSS Centenary Series, Denies Steering BJP and Sets Out Policy Priorities

He framed the RSS as an adviser rather than a decision-maker to clarify its distance from the BJP’s operational choices.

Overview

  • Answering questions in New Delhi, Mohan Bhagwat said the RSS does not decide BJP matters, joked that a delayed party president pick proves it, and insisted there is no quarrel between the two.
  • He cited conversion and illegal migration as drivers of a "demographic imbalance," urged curbing illegal immigration, and said jobs should go to Indian citizens, explicitly including Muslims.
  • He recommended that Indian families consider having three children, arguing against a two‑child norm and presenting it as preferable for population needs.
  • Pointing to recent US tariff actions, he pressed for Swadeshi and said international trade should occur voluntarily and without pressure to bolster self‑reliance.
  • He backed integrating Gurukul elements into mainstream schooling, praised the National Education Policy, cast "Hindu Rashtra" as culturally inclusive, and denied advocating any 75‑year retirement rule.