PUNE :
RASHTRIYA Swayamsevak
Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwaton
Thursday said that the outfit’s
volunteersarefirmlystationed
inManipur,despitethe
challenging situation
intheconflict-stricken
north-eastern State
and the lack of any
guarantee of safety.
He was speaking at
an event to mark the
centenary year of
Shankar Dinkar Kane (popularly known asBhaiyyaji), who
worked in Manipur, focused
on children’s education until
1971, brought students to
Maharashtra and arranged for
their stay.
“The situation prevailing in
Manipur is a difficult one.
There
is no guarantee of safety. The
locals are doubtful abouttheir
security. For those who have
gone therefor business or social
work,thesituationisevenmore
challenging. But even in such
conditions, the volunteers of
theSanghare firmlystationed,
serving both factions and tryingtopacifythesituation,”said
Bhagwat.
Sangh volunteers
have neither fled that
State nor remained
idle, and, instead, are
working to normalise
life, reduce anger and
malicebetweenthetwo
groups, and ensure a
sense of national unity prevails, Bhagwat said.
“
NGOs cannot handle everything, but the Sangh is leaving
no stone unturned in doing
whatit can.They are engaging
in dialogue with all the parties
involved in the conflict. As a
result, they have gained people’s trust. The reason behind
thistrustisthatlocalshavewitnessed the work of people like
Kane over the years,” he said