Govt working towards big changes, Modi assures RSS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday is understood to have conveyed to top RSS leaders that his government was working towards big changes in all key sectors for ushering in higher growth and creating jobs, as they wrapped up a three-day huddle.

Top BJP ministers, including Modi, Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Manohar Parrikar, over the last three days focused on what was seen as an exercise to identify areas for “course correction” for the 15-month-old government and get rid of negative perceptions.

Modi told the Sangh leaders, led by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, that he and his ministers were confident that “visible effects” of their efforts would soon be evident in various sectors. “You will see the results soon and people’s lives are headed for the better because of our efforts,” he was quoted as telling them by BJP sources.

Stating that he was a proud member of the RSS, Modi said he hoped to continue to receive guidance from the Sangh.  Modi, briefed by BJP president Amit Shah and other ministers on the concerns of the RSS as articulated by its leaders in the last three days, is said to have urged the Sangh leadership to continue to keep the hotheads among their ranks under control, lest the country’s economic growth narrative was impaired by “needless controversies”.

In the last three days, top RSS leaders offered suggestions to the ministers in crucial areas like the economy, education, farmers’ welfare and national security.

However, shortly before Modi arrived, RSS deputed its joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale to declare that the direction and dedication of the government was good and “it has renewed the world’s confidence in India”.