PM Modi to Confer with RSS Leader Mohan Bhagwat in Nagpur Today
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Synopsis
On March 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat in Nagpur, marking their first public appearance since the Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya. PM Modi will also pay tribute to RSS founder Hedgewar and lay the foundation stone for a hospital extension.
Key Takeaways
- First public meeting between PM Modi and Mohan Bhagwat since Ram Mandir consecration.
- PM Modi will honor RSS founder on his birth anniversary.
- The visit coincides with BJP's presidential election preparations.
- Significant political implications due to timing and venue.
- Inauguration of a state-of-the-art eye hospital is also planned.
New Delhi, March 30 (NationPress) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat in Nagpur on Sunday, marking their first public engagement together since the Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on January 22 of the previous year. This will be their first collaborative event at the RSS headquarters.
During his visit, PM Modi will also pay respects at Smruti Mandir in Reshimbagh in honor of Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, the founder of RSS, on his birth anniversary.
This marks a historic occasion as it is the first time a sitting Prime Minister is visiting the Sangh headquarters in Nagpur’s Reshimbagh, where he will also lay the foundation stone for the extension of a hospital.
The meeting follows a period of speculation regarding tensions in the relationship between the Sangh and the BJP leadership.
Political analysts view this forthcoming engagement as significant due to its timing, location, and the purpose of the Prime Minister's visit.
This event coincides with the BJP's preparations to elect a new national president, anticipated by the first week of April.
The saffron party is expected to hold a national council meeting in Bengaluru on April 18 to endorse the election of the new president.
Historically, the RSS has played a pivotal role in selecting the party chief.
The significance of this meeting is further amplified as it occurs in Nagpur, the headquarters of the Sangh, and honors Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar, fondly referred to as 'Guru ji' by many Sangh swayamsevaks and supporters.
PM Modi will also participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for Madhav Netralaya, a cutting-edge eye hospital and research facility, coinciding with Gudi Padwa, the Marathi New Year.
The last personal meeting between PM Modi and Mohan Bhagwat took place on May 10, 2014, in Delhi, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
They were scheduled to reunite on April 27, 2023, for the inauguration of the National Cancer Institute and the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s cultural center in Koradi, just 15 kilometers from Nagpur, but PM Modi's visit was canceled due to the Karnataka Assembly elections.
At the Sunday event, PM Modi and Mohan Bhagwat will be joined on stage by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Acharya Govind Giri Maharaj, Avadheshanand Maharaj, and Nagpur's Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule.
PM Modi's visit coincides with the upcoming preparations for the RSS centenary celebrations, which will commence on Vijayadashmi this October.
In Nagpur, the Prime Minister will also visit Deekshabhoomi, where Dr. B.R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism along with thousands of his followers in 1956.
The BJP, ideologically guided by the RSS, is currently engaged in conducting organizational elections from the district level up to the national level.
J.P. Nadda, the current BJP President, was appointed to the Union Cabinet by PM Modi in June 2024, and he has been serving in an extended capacity since then, holding dual roles.
PM Modi’s visit to Nagpur follows shortly after the Bengaluru meeting of the RSS Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the highest decision-making and policy-formulating body of the organization, which passed a resolution expressing concerns over "Hindu persecution in Bangladesh".
