RSS' national executive meet from Nov 5-7, Ayodhya Ram temple's consecration to be discussed

New Delhi: The saffron outfit’s participation in the consecration program of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and the preparations for its centennial celebrations in 2025 are some of the issues that will be taken up by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in its National Executive meeting which will be held on November 5-7 at Bhuj in Gujarat. 

The RSS’s media chief, Sunil Ambekar, while speaking to reporters about the agenda of this year’s meet, said that for the establishment ceremony of the Ram Temple which will be held in Ayodhya on January 22, leaders of the Sangh will discuss a bunch of proposed programs across the country. “A programme has been called for in different temples in every city and village across the country to look at how the Sangh will participate in this important event; volunteers will then be informed,” Ambekar said. 

RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale, Sah-Sarkaryavah Krishnagopal, and other leaders including Manmohan Vaidya, Mukunda, Arun Kumar, Ramdutt Chakradhar are expected to attend the annual meet, in addition to representatives of Sangh affiliate organisations. These include Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, among others. Office bearers from 45 provinces – the division of regions and states as per the Sangh – will also participate. In all, 381 workers from across the country will participate. 

Also on the agenda will be the plan to change the curriculum of the Sangh’s Siksha Varg. “A new curriculum will be given in the upcoming union education classes in 2024,” Ambekar said. 

The RSS’s centennial celebrations will also be on the agenda as well as its continuous work on expansion plans. “With the centennial year in mind, targets that were set are being continuously reviewed every six months and in the annual meet, there will be a review on the achievement of that target,” Ambekar said.

The RSS top brass had decided to increase its footprint to over 1 lakh locations by 2025, but till now, leaders said, in as many 85,000-odd locations there are RSS shakhas.