Abhay Khairnar / Hindustan Times
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is set to hold “wide-ranging discussions” on a host of topics ranging from national security, economy, social harmony, and socioeconomic scenario in the country at its annual coordination meeting in Pune this month, RSS functionaries said on Monday.
As many as 36 organisations affiliated to the RSS including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vishva Hindu Parishad, Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, will participate in the three-day all-India coordination meet. The meeting will be held at Sir Parshurambhau (SP) College campus on Tilak road from September 14 to 16.
The RSS annual meeting is likely to see around 250 participants including the Hindutva fountainhead’s chief Mohan Bhagwat, general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, all five joint general secretaries, including Arun Kumar — its points person in the BJP — and other “prominent” functionaries.
Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda may also attend the crucial meeting, which is being held months ahead of the assembly polls in states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana while national elections are also scheduled next year in April-May.
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