Mumbai: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday identified religious conversion, infiltration, and a low birth rate as the three main factors behind population imbalance, saying scientific research suggests “we should have three children in a family,” which, however, is a matter of choice.
He condemned the use of force, inducement or deception to convert people and increase the number of a sect, noting that “ghar wapasi” was the answer for those wishing to return to their original faith.
Responding to a query on infiltration, he said that RSS workers identified suspected infiltrators through language and reported them to authorities.
Bhagwat was responding to questions during an interactive session with attendees here at a programme to mark the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) centenary.
On population imbalance, Bhagwat said,”There were three major reasons; the first being religious conversion. While freedom of faith was guaranteed, using force, inducement, or deception to convert people and increase the numbers of a sect was totally condemnable.”
He cited the example of poet Narayan Vaman Tilak to underline the freedom of belief, while asserting that “ghar wapasi” was the answer for those wishing to return to their original religion.
Those who want to come back, we pave the way for them, he said.
“The second reason was infiltration, for which the government needed to undertake extensive work,” the RSS chief said.
He added that detection and deportation had begun slowly and would gather pace, citing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise under which some individuals were identified as non-citizens and removed from electoral rolls.
“RSS workers also identified suspected infiltrators through language ..
