PTI:New Delhi July 22, 2024 :The Congress on Sunday cited a purported government order issued last week to claim that a “ban” on the participation of government employees in the activities of the RSS has been removed.
While the veracity of the purported government order, which was posted on X by Congress leaders, could not be ascertained immediately, BJP’s IT department head Amit Malviya also shared the screenshot of the order and said that an “unconstitutional” directive issued 58 years ago has been withdrawn by the Modi government.
Congress general secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh shared an office memorandum, dated July 9, issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension pertaining to the participation of the government servants in the activities of the RSS.
“The undersigned is directed to refer to the OM (office memorandum)..dated 30.11.1966, OM No. 7/4/70-Est.(B) dated 25.07.1970 and OM No. 15014/3(S)/80- Estt. (B) dated 28.10.1980 on the above subject. 2. The aforesaid instructions have been reviewed and it has been decided to remove the mention of Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (R.S.S.S) from the impugned OMs dated 30.11.1966, 25.07.1970 and 28.10.1980,” the purported order read.
In a post along with the picture of the order, Ramesh said, “Sardar Patel had banned the RSS in February 1948 following Gandhi ji’s assassination. Subsequently, the ban was withdrawn on assurances of good behaviour. Even after this the RSS never flew the Tiranga in Nagpur.” In 1966, a ban was imposed – and rightly so – on government employees taking part in RSS activities, Ramesh said.
“After June 4th, 2024, relations between the self-anointed non-biological PM and the RSS have nosedived. On July 9, 2024, the 58-year ban that was in force even during Mr Vajpayee’s tenure as PM was removed,” he said.
“The bureaucracy can now come in knickers too I suppose,” Ramesh said, alluding to the RSS uniform of khaki shorts which was replaced by brown trousers in 2016.
The Congress leader also shared the screenshot of the original order dated November 30, 1966, banning the association of government servants with the activities of the RSS and the Jamaat-e-Islami. (Press Trust Of India)
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Congress Party’s antipathy towards RSS is self evident. They see RSS cadre up an down BHARAT as real threat to their progress based upon anti India anti Hindu voters. The removal of a 58 year old ban by the current government is timely. Even in the UK it is not forbidden to join any lawful organisation if you are working for the government as long as the activities are done in your own time. But you will never see even the hard leftists ever calling a PM names and chant support for Russia (the current nemesis of the West), unlike the Congress supporters who blatantly fly Pak flag in preference to the Triranga. That defunct and dynastical party should have guts to ban the illegal voters swarming our borders from Bangladesh and Burma before making jokes about the respectful attire of the RSS sevaks.