NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, MARCH 7
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and other senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionaries will take part in the organisation’s three-day Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha to be held here from March 11, the RSS said on Monday.
Apart from Bhagwat, RSS Sarkaryavah (general secretary) Dattatreya Hosabale and other functionaries at the regional and zonal levels along with organisational secretaries are expected to attend this year’s meet.
The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha is the highest decision-making body of the RSS that meets annually.
- RSS is set to will complete 100 years in 2025, therefore there will be a discussion on the programmes to be held on the completion of the centenary year of the organization.
“This meeting is of utmost importance from the decision-making point of view. During the meeting, various plans and decisions for the upcoming years will also be finalised,” the RSS said in a statement.
The reports of last year’s activities of the RSS and future work expansion plans as well as present scenarios are likely to come up for discussion in the meeting, which will be held in adherence to the COVID-19 protocols, it said.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation last year, the meet was organised on a smaller scale.
Besides the expansion of the organization, there will be a wide range of discussions on other crucial issues in the meeting.
According to Sangh sources, the organization plans to establish universal connectivity for all sections of society.
RSS is set to will complete 100 years in 2025, therefore there will be a discussion on the programmes to be held on the completion of the centenary year of the organization.
Through these programmes, awareness will also be created among the people about RSS and contemporary social issues. In the centenary year, all the subsidiary organizations will also organize various programs at their own level.
RSS is planning to expand to one lakh centres in the country by 2025. For this purpose, Sangh is working on a strategy to expand its base in different sections of the society with the help of subsidiary organizations. Responsibility will be assigned to special workers who will implement the plan to reach the required centres. These workers will be from different influential sections of society.
At present, the Sangh operates branches at the divisional level at 55,000 places in the country. Strategies are being formulated to double the branches.
Around 1,500 members of RSS and subsidiary organizations used to attend the meeting of the Pratinidhi Sabha. Last time, the number was limited to 500 keeping the COVID situation in mind. The remaining members had joined the programme through the virtual medium.
With COVID cases declining across the country, all the members are expected to be invited to Pratinidhi Sabha this time.