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Bhagwat Denies RSS Role in BJP Appointments, Pushes Three-Child Norm at Centenary Q&A

The centenary Q&A cast the RSS as an adviser rather than a decider, drawing fire over his calls on population, migration and temple–mosque disputes.

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RSS chief addressed a press conference as part of events to marks 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Overview

  • Bhagwat said the BJP is autonomous and that the RSS does not decide party appointments, telling questioners to take their time on the BJP president selection.
  • He rejected claims he advocated a 75-year retirement rule, saying his July remark was a misread anecdote about Moropant Pingle rather than a call for leaders to step aside.
  • Urging families to consider three children, he linked demographic concerns to religious conversion and illegal migration and said illegal immigrants should not be given jobs.
  • He affirmed support for constitutionally mandated reservation and restated cultural-nationalist themes including Akhand Bharat and references to Mathura and Kashi.
  • Opposition parties responded sharply, with the CPI(M) alleging he is reigniting Mathura–Kashi disputes to shield the government and Congress and others accusing him of doublespeak.