Kolkata, Dec 22 (PTI) — RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said resolving differences between warring groups in violence-hit Manipur will take time, even as he expressed confidence that peace would eventually return to the northeastern state.
Bhagwat, who recently visited Manipur, said he held discussions with tribal leaders, social organisations and youth representatives during his visit. He noted that disturbances in the state, largely related to law and order, are gradually subsiding and could come to an end within about a year.
“But bridging the minds is a great task, and it will take time,” Bhagwat said, stressing that dialogue remains the only way to bring the conflicting sides “to one page”.
“That can be done, because basically the spirit is already there,” he said while speaking at a programme in Kolkata to mark the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Drawing comparisons with other northeastern states, Bhagwat said similar efforts had yielded results elsewhere. “We could do it in Arunachal, Meghalaya, we are doing it in Nagaland and other places,” he added.
Bhagwat said the RSS currently has around 100 shakhas in Manipur and reiterated that peace will ultimately prevail in the state. “But definitely it will take time,” he said.
Responding to a question on the RSS’s relationship with the BJP leadership, Bhagwat said the Sangh has always maintained a distance from the party. “We stay very distant from all BJP leaders,” he said, adding that the organisation has longstanding personal ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
He dismissed speculation about tensions between the RSS and the BJP leadership, saying the Sangh does not hide its relationship with any political organisation. PTI AMR ACD SOM
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