KURNOOL: With the decline in the popularity graph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the RSS is reportedly unhappy with the direction taken by the NDA government and is working on strategies that will help it achieve its political objectives. This is clearly seen in the presence of BJP president Amit Shah at the Samnvay Bhaitak (coordination meeting) being held at Mantralayam for three days from Friday in Kurnool district.
“Mr Shah is a shrewd leader. He never allows any friction to develop. He is pragmatic, positive to suggestions and executes them perfectly,” said an RSS leader. The larger issue, he explained, was the friction over the economic visions of the present government and the RSS. “If we cannot get our economic vision implemented under what is the strongest BJP-led government and under a decisive leader,” he said, “then perhaps we could never do it. This may be our last chance.”
The only reason that prevented an all-out war between the Sangh Parivar and the BJP, as had happened during NDA-I, is the equation between Narendra Modi-Amit Shah duo and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Several Rayalaseema leaders had demanded implementation of the Rayalaseema Declaration announced by the state BJP at Kurnool.
“The BJP sees tremendous opportunity to gain ground in Rayalaseema. At least 15-20 Assembly seats have been intensely targeted by the BJP which is at a distance.” a BJP leader said. Disclosing this, a veteran RSS leader said that normally, in such meets, most of the time would be spent in ironing out the differences among the 58 nationally recognized RSS organs and channelise their energies towards attaining the goal of perpetuating BJP rule at the Centre.
The presence of Mr Shah at Mantralayam suggests that there are “serious issues” between RSS and BJP. The RSS leader said that BJP general secretary Ram Madhav had arrived at Mantralayam and was participating in the Samanvay Bhaitak.
As Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh were slated to go to the polls in the next three to four months, harnessing the power of subsidiary organisations like Bharatiya Majdoor Sangh, the 10,000 Saraswathi schools and Muslim wings of RSS were being meticulously monitored and given a new purpose to work through, he said. He said that the Sangh Parivar was worried about divergence of opinion on major issues, which could perhaps cause a permanent rupture between the RSS and the BJP leaders. Some people in the Sangh Parivar do not rule out this possibility.
