Sangh will not participate in movements for Mathura & Kashi, but it won’t stop Swayamsewaks, says Mohan Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said that while the organisation itself will not join any movement to “reclaim” the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura, its members were free to participate in their individual capacity, The Print reported.

Bhagwat was speaking at a lecture series marking the RSS’ centenary, during which he outlined the organisation’s views on India and its future. The RSS is the parent organisation of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

He was referring to the ongoing court cases in which Hindu litigants have sought to bar Muslims from praying at the Gyanvapi mosque at Varanasi, also known as Kashi, and the Shahi Idgah at Mathura.