Constitution is supreme; Muslims are inherent part of ‘Hindu Rashtra’: RSS chief

New Delhi, Sept 18: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said the country's Constitution is supreme and is like a "consensus guide" for all. Mr Bhagwat also said the vision of 'Hindu Rashtra' as spoken about vis-a-vis RSS philosophy will always have a place for Muslims.

"The day we will have a situation that we do not need Muslims, that day the very purpose of Hindu Rashtra will be defeated," he said.

"Apna samvidhan apne desh ka consensus hae (Our constitution is our country's consensus guide created by unanimity of all)," Mr Bhagwat said addressing the second day session of the special outreach programme organised by the Sangh fountainhead here.

He said the Hindutva according to RSS ideologies is committed to 'desh bhakti (love for the country)', pride about past legacy and the commitment to uphold traditional and cultural values.

He said RSS believes in the principles of equitable share of the properties and wealth and said similarly the viewpoint about life is that it need not be 'successful only' - "it should be meaningful too".

He said there is need for evolving an alternative developmental model based on Indian and Hindutva ethos. 

Giving clarion call for evolving a different and alternative developmental model, he said "We should be guarded against following the established norms...The west has a different model, we can have our own".

"Our developmental model should be committed to 'Sabka Vikas and Santhulit Vikas (a development for all and balanced)," he said adding even the rest of the world is doing the same now. He emphasised that India has always done that.
Reading out the preamble of the Constitution, he pointed that words like secularism and socialism were incorporated later but in today's reality it is part of the country's Constitution.

Referring to BR Ambedkar's remarks about the need for 'fraternity' among all, he said this 'unity in diversity' is what the struggle of RSS is all about. "This underlining theme of unity is Hindutva," he said. 

Mr Bhagwat sought to clarify that the vision of Hindutva or a Hindu Rashtra does not dream of a country - where there is no Muslim.

"Hindu Rashtra hae, isliye Muslim nahi rahega - aisa bilkool nahi hae (Just because we dream of a Hindu Rashtra, that does not mean, we have no place for Muslims)". The day there will be a situation that "we do not need Muslims, that day the very purpose of Hindu Rahstra will be defeated," he said.

The three-day meet will conclude here on Wednesday. The Tuesday session was attended among others by JD(U) leader KC Tyagi, Union Ministers Uma Bharti and RK Singh.