Milind Parande said the ongoing parliamentary elections were historic in nature and will define the future of India for several decades to come. He said the polls are taking place in the background of “tremendous awakening” within Hindu society.
Mumbai: Lakhs of members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a front organisation of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), have fanned out across the nation appealing to people to vote only for that party which is working in the interest of Hindus. The cadres do not specifically ask for votes in the name of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But, the message is conveyed all the same. All India organising secretary of the VHP Milind Parande told the FPJ in an exclusive interview on Friday that the Parishad has been receiving “very good response” for the drive.
He said the ongoing parliamentary elections were historic in nature and will define the future of India for several decades to come. He said the polls are taking place in the background of “tremendous awakening” within Hindu society. “The situation now is such that no party can abuse Hindus, do politics at the national level and succeed. A positive change has taken place at the ground level in the form of heightened awareness among Hindus,” he observed. The construction of the Ramjanmabhoomi temple at Ayodhya after several decades of struggle, the implementation of CAA, the scrapping of Article 370 and other measures have demonstrated what Hindus can achieve if they are united.
He said it is precisely because of this that certain forces within the country and outside have joined hands to stop the rise of Hindu society and are doing everything possible to thwart the aspirations of millions of Hindus. This is a challenge which has to be accepted and an all out effort should be made to counter these forces “in the interest of Hindus which is the same as national interest”, he maintained.
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