RSS chief Bhagwat backs reservations

Nagpur, Sep 6: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that discrimination exists in our society, and reservations should continue as long as inequality persists.
Speaking at an event here, he also said the ‘Akhand Bharat’ or undivided India will become a reality before today’s youngsters become old, as those who separated from India in 1947 are now feeling that they made a mistake.
Incidentally, Bhagwat’s statement on reservations came at a time when the Maratha community’s agitation for a quota has once again intensified.
“We kept our own fellow human beings behind in the social system. We did not care for them, and it continued for 2000 years. Until we provide them equality, some special remedies have to be there, and reservations is one of them. Hence, reservations have to continue till there is such discrimination. We at the RSS give all support to the reservations provided in the Constitution,” he said.
Discrimination exists in society even though we may not see it, he noted.
Reservations are about “giving respect” and not just about ensuring financial or political equality, the RSS chief further said. If the sections of society which faced discrimination suffered for 2000 years, “why cannot we (those who did not face discrimination) accept some trouble for 200 more years,” he added. (PTI)