Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday attended a citizens’ conference in Siliguri, where he spoke on social reconstruction, civic responsibility and the duties of citizens, while outlining initiatives undertaken as part of the organisation’s centenary celebrations. The meeting is viewed as a significant development by the saffron ecosystem ahead of the Bengal Assembly elections, especially in north Bengal, where the BJP outperformed the Trinamool Congress in recent elections. On Friday, he met around 200 people from diverse walks of life who had gathered from all eight districts of north Bengal and neighbouring Sikkim. “He also underlined that character-building among individuals is possible only when people maintain a living and active relationship with society,” Ghosh said. Bhagwat called upon members to work towards dispelling “misconceptions” about the RSS, Ghosh added.

Source: The Telegraph December 20, 2025 05:18 UTC