The RSS top brass will discuss “imbalance in population growth” in the country, in its executive meeting beginning from Friday in Ranchi.
The RSS top brass will discuss “imbalance in population growth” in the country, in its executive meeting beginning from Friday in Ranchi. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had called for a holistic approach to population policy in his Dusherra address and had said that one needs to rise above votebank politics on the issue. He had also favoured a uniform population policy applicable to all. Addressing the media on the eve of the meet, RSS spokesperson Manmohan Vaidya said the recent census showed an imbalance in the growth of population. “There would be extensive deliberations on the subject during the meeting and a resolution in this context may be taken up,” Mr Vaidya said in Ranchi. The RSS supremo had said that facts and figures of the last two census reports and the imbalance that had come to notice as a result were being widely discussed. The recent census showed that the Muslim community had registered a moderate 0.8 per cent growth to touch 17.22 crore in the 10-year period between 2001 and 2011.
Seeking a national debate over the Upamanyu Hazarika Commission’s report which had said that illegal migration from Bangladesh is threatening to reduce the indigenous population of Assam to a minority by the year 2047.
“Recently, the Hazarika Commission report has given a startling information about changing demographic situation in Assam and Bengal. If the trend continues then population of Indians would be reduced and foreigners would be increased,” Mr Vaidya said.
