Participants voiced concern over “Sangh-inspired individuals taking over institutions” and underlined the need to launch a “comprehensive campaign” against it. SEEKING to widen his political footprint beyond Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will attend conferences of “intellectuals” across the nation to counter RSS’s alleged attempts to “saffronise” academia and institutions. The meeting and plans are being seen a move by Nitish to scale up his “Sangh Mukt Bharat” line. Sources said Nitish assured the participants that he was “alert” and would not allow any such change in Bihar. We need to take their work to people and present a counter-narrative,” sources quoted one of the participants as telling Nitish.

Source: Indian Express July 25, 2016 20:33 UTC