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India's traditions will make it self-reliant, says RSS Chief

Asserting the need to strengthen the rural economy and encourage cottage industries, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said that India's traditions and beliefs will help people to make this country self-reliant without any difficulties.

India's traditions will make it self-reliant without any difficulty, says RSS Chief
India's traditions will make it self-reliant without any difficulty, says RSS Chief

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Published : Aug 17, 2020, 8:10 AM IST

Raipur: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said India's traditions, beliefs coupled with other factors will enable people to fulfil their resolve to make the country self-reliant without any difficulty.


Bhagwat, who reached the city on Saturday evening on a two-day visit, held talks with RSS office-bearers from Chhattisgarh and Mahakoshal Prants (regions) at Jagriti Mandal, said RSS' Chhattisgarh Prant Prachar Pramukh Surendra Kumar.

The RSS chief stressed the need to strengthen the rural economy and asserted that overall efforts were going on to make the country self-reliant and self-sufficient, he said.

He said overall efforts are underway to make the country self-reliant. "There is a need to strengthen the rural economy and encourage cottage industries. The feeling of Swadeshi has emerged among people," Bhagwat stated.

"India's climate, land, beliefs, traditions and strength are so much that if we take a resolve, there is no difficulty in making the country self-reliant," Kumar quoted.

Bhagwat as saying at the end of the meeting. Considering self-respect and self-reliance, myself as an individual and all of us as a group will fulfil our responsibilities to make our country self-reliant, the RSS chief pointed out.

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"If we inculcate all necessary things in our personal and public life required for making the country self-reliant, then India will emerge once again to inspire the world to walk in the right direction," Bhagwat said.

The meeting also discussed the works being undertaken by RSS towards the environment, creating social harmony and for rural development and other issues, Kumar said. Office-bearers of the Sanghalso elaborated about works being done for migrant labourers during the coronavirus crises, he said.

Earlier in the day, Bhagwat planted a sapling in the premises of the Jagriti Mandal, Kumar said.

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