RSS had held a press conference in Mumbai to update the media about the issues that were discussed in the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal meeting in Ranchi on Sunday. A resolution on 'Challenges of Imbalance in the Population Growth' was passed during this meet, said Madh.
Urging the Centre to formulate a comprehensive immigration policy on the lines of Western countries, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has again lashed out against the "huge influx" of illegal migrants from Bangladesh into Indian border states, with accusing them of "snatching away" the citizenship rights of the natives.
"Muslims from Bangladesh have been consistently migrating to border states of Assam, West Bengal and Bihar. This has not only led to huge population imbalance in the country but also an attack on citizenship rights of the Indians. Its high time that the government brings a comprehensive immigration policy to address the issue," said RSS Sangh Chalak (Konkan) Satish Modh on Wednesday.
Modh said other countries already have stringent immigration policy in place. "India must also issue green cards and work permits to immigrants. The move will help migrants to have a respectful stay here. This will also curb illegal issuance of Aadhar and ration cards to migrants, which automatically grant them Indian citizenship and all rights associated to it."
RSS had held a press conference in Mumbai to update the media about the issues that were discussed in the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal meeting in Ranchi on Sunday. A resolution on 'Challenges of Imbalance in the Population Growth' was passed during this meet, said Madh.
The RSS ideologue said, "While the population growth rate in India has been controlled over the years with various strategies, Religion Census 2011 reveals how the share of population of different communities has changed over the years. Different fertility rate of communities, migration and conversion are responsible for this, which may lead to a serious crisis for the unity, integrity and cultural identity of the country."
He added that a population policy was formulated in 1952 but the comprehensive policy could only be adopted by 2000, with a target of achieving 2.1 fertility rate by 2045. The census figures, however, reveal a disparity in the growth rate in the population of age group 0-6.
The religion census 2011, data for which was released early this year, stated that Hindus comprised 78.35 per cent of the total population of 121.05 crore, compared with 80.45 per cent of the total population in 2001. It also stated that the share of Muslims in the population has risen from 13.4 per cent in 2001 to 14.2 per cent now, with some border states showing a high increase.
The RSS also demanded the government to take into account all factors, including availability of resources, future needs of the country and population imbalance, and revise the population policy accordingly. "This new population policy must be applicable to all communities," said Modh.
'Muslim population rising'
The RSS has raked up a fresh controversy by dissociating Islam and Christianity from other religions on the basis of their origin. "Between 1951 and 2011, while people belonging to religions originating in India declined from 88-83.8 per cent, but Muslim population grew from 9.8-14.23 per cent," said RSS leader Modh, adding, "In Arunachal Pradesh, share of followers of faiths originating in India declined from 99.2-67 per cent in 60 years, while Christians grew by 13 per cent within a decade. Same is for Manipur. This indicates a collective and targeted approach of some elements."
RSS mulling full pants
The RSS is mulling to replace its trademark khaki half-pants with full pants, which may not be Khaki. The aims is to attract more youth. The proposed colours for pants are khaki, navy blue, blue or grey, with white T-shirts. Black rexene shoes, khaki socks, a canvas belt and a black cap will remain. "We are a democratic and liberal organisation. Since there was a demand from some members to switch to trousers, and there was some opposition too, a 10-member committee has been constituted to look into the issue. It will submit its final report during our Akhil Bhartiya Pratinidhi Sabha — the highest decision making body of the RSS — in Nagaur next March," said RSS leader Pramod Bapat.
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