From inculcating a sense of ‘ Bharatiyata’ (Indianism) among people in Punjab to laying more emphasis on the expression of Hindutva, members of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) brainstormed over the right wing organisation’s topical issues at its ongoing Akhil Bharatiya Baudhik Varg (all India intellectual group meet) in Mathura.
Speaking of the meeting at Mathura’s Keshav Dham, attended by over 300 people associated with various Sangh affiliates, one of the attendees told The Hindu that participants on the first day discussed at length the rising separatist call for Khalistan in Punjab.
“It is obvious that with recent cases like that of Amritpal Singh, there is growing anti-India sentiment in Punjab. This not only weakens the country but also portrays India in a bad light abroad as a large part of the Punjabi Sikh community has family members living in other countries,” the RSS source said.
