Mohan Bhagwat’s name for President
राष्ट्रपति मोहन भागवत जी की संभावना जतायी थी हिमालयायूके न्यूज पोर्टल ने . RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat should be considered for the post of President of India, the Shiv Sena today urged the Narendra Modi government.
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Shiv Sena bats for Mohan Bhagwat as President, says RSS chief will make India a Hindu Rashtra
As political corridors are abuzz with talks of who’s going to be the next President of India, several names are doing the rounds, ranging from BJP veteran L K Advani to even superstar Amitabh Bachchan. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has added yet another name to the list of probables–RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Raut said Bhagwat will be good choice to make India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’. Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has a knack for not always voting the same way as rest of the BJP allies. In the past, it has voted for Congress-backed candidates–Pratibha Patil in 2007 and Pranab Mukherjee in 2012. The presidential election is due in July this year.
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Mohan Bhagwat’s name for President- Shiv Sena proposes Mohan Bhagwat’s name for President, says RSS chief will make India ‘Hindu rashtra’
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday urged the Modi government to consider RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for the post of Indian President. In a surprise statement, Sena MP and Saamana Executive Editor Sanjay Raut said the National Democratic Alliance – of which Sena is a member – and the BJP in particular should think of the RSS Sarsanghchalak if it wanted to fulfil its dream of achieving a “Hindu Rashtra”.
“This has been discussed in our party. Even Sena President Uddhav Thackeray is of the opinion that for making India a `Hindu Rashtra`, Bhagwat should be made the President,” Raut told mediapersons.
He said a staunch Hindu nationalist like Modi was the Prime Minister and another Hindutva proponent, Yogi Adityanath, had become Chief Minister of India`s most populous state Uttar Pradesh.
“He (Bhagwat) is a strong leader, staunch nationalist, has a deep knowledge of the Constituition. So if the BJP wants to make India a `Hindu Rashtra`, his name must be considered. He is the most suitable candidate,” Raut said.
Born in Chandrapur in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Bhagwat, 66, has headed the RSS since March 2009. The presidential election is due in July.
मोहन मधुकर भागवत (जन्म: 11 सितम्बर 1950, चन्द्रपुर महाराष्ट्र) एक पशु चिकित्सक और 2009 से राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के सरसंघचालक हैं। उन्हें एक व्यावहारिक नेता के रूप में देखा जाता है। के एस सुदर्शन ने अपनी सेवानिवृत्ति पर उन्हें अपने उत्तराधिकारी के रूप में चुना था। मोहनराव मधुकरराव भागवत का जन्म महाराष्ट्र के चन्द्रपुर नामक एक छोटे से नगर में 11 सितम्बर 1950 को हुआ था। वे संघ कार्यकर्ताओं के परिवार से हैं।]उनके पिता मधुकरराव भागवत चन्द्रपुर क्षेत्र के प्रमुख थे जिन्होंने गुजरात के प्रान्त प्रचारक के रूप में कार्य किया था। मधुकरराव ने ही लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी का संघ से परिचय कराया था। उनके एक भाई संघ की चन्द्रपुर नगर इकाई के प्रमुख हैं। मोहन भागवत कुल तीन भाई और एक बहन चारो में सबसे बड़े हैं। मोहन भागवत ने चन्द्रपुर के लोकमान्य तिलक विद्यालय से अपनी स्कूली शिक्षा और जनता कॉलेज चन्द्रपुर से बीएससी प्रथम वर्ष की शिक्षा पूर्ण की। उन्होंने पंजाबराव कृषि विद्यापीठ, अकोला से पशु चिकित्सा और पशुपालन में स्नातक की उपाधि प्राप्त की। 1975 के अन्त में, जब देश तत्कालीन प्रधानमन्त्री इंदिरा गान्धी द्वारा लगाए गए आपातकाल से जूझ रहा था, उसी समय वे पशु चिकित्सा में अपना स्नातकोत्तर पाठ्यक्रम अधूरा छोड़कर संघ के पूर्णकालिक स्वयंसेवक बन गये आपातकाल के दौरान भूमिगत रूप से कार्य करने के बाद 1977 में भागवत महाराष्ट्र में अकोला के प्रचारक बने और संगठन में आगे बढ़ते हुए नागपुर और विदर्भ क्षेत्र के प्रचारक भी रहे। 1991 में वे संघ के स्वयंसेवकों के शारीरिक प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम के अखिल भारतीय प्रमुख बने और उन्होंने 1999 तक इस दायित्व का निर्वहन किया। उसी वर्ष उन्हें, एक वर्ष के लिये, पूरे देश में पूर्णकालिक रूप से कार्य कर रहे संघ के सभी प्रचारकों का प्रमुख बनाया गया। वर्ष 2000 में, जब राजेन्द्र सिंह (रज्जू भैया) और हो०वे० शेषाद्री ने स्वास्थ्य सम्बन्धी कारणों से क्रमशः संघ प्रमुख और सरकार्यवाह का दायित्व छोडने का निश्चय किया, तब के एस सुदर्शन को संघ का नया प्रमुख चुना गया और मोहन भागवत तीन वर्षों के लिये संघ के सरकार्यवाह चुने गये। 21 मार्च 2009 को मोहन भागवत संघ के सरसंघचालक मनोनीत हुए। वे अविवाहित हैं तथा उन्होंने भारत और विदेशों में व्यापक भ्रमण किया है। वे राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के प्रमुख चुने जाने वाले सबसे कम आयु के व्यक्तियों में से एक हैं। उन्हें एक स्पष्टवादी, व्यावहारिक और दलगत राजनीति से संघ को दूर रखने के एक स्पष्ट दृष्टिकोण के लिये जाना जाता है। मोहन भागवत को एक व्यावहारिक नेता के रूप में देखा जाता है। उन्होंने हिन्दुत्व के विचार को आधुनिकता के साथ आगे ले जाने की बात कही है। उन्होंने बदलते समय के साथ चलने पर बल दिया है। लेकिन इसके साथ ही संगठन का आधार समृद्ध और प्राचीन भारतीय मूल्यों में दृढ़ बनाए रखा है। वे कहते हैं कि इस प्रचलित धारणा के विपरीत कि संघ पुराने विचारों और मान्यताओं से चिपका रहता है, इसने आधुनिकीकरण को स्वीकार किया है और इसके साथ ही यह देश के लोगों को सही दिशा भी दे रहा है। हिन्दू समाज में जातीय असमानताओं के सवाल पर, भागवत ने कहा है कि अस्पृश्यता के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं होना चाहिए। इसके साथ ही उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि अनेकता में एकता के सिद्धान्त के आधार पर स्थापित हिन्दू समाज को अपने ही समुदाय के लोगों के विरुद्ध होने वाले भेदभाव के स्वाभाविक दोषों पर विशेष ध्यान देना चाहिए। केवल यही नहीं अपितु इस समुदाय के लोगों को समाज में प्रचलित इस तरह के भेदभावपूर्ण रवैये को दूर करने का प्रयास भी करना चाहिए तथा इसकी शुरुआत प्रत्येक हिन्दू के घर से होनी चाहिए।
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WHAT SHIV SENA SAID AND HOW IT MAKES PRESIDENTIAL RACE INTERESTING:
- Batting for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said someone with clean image should occupy the country’s highest post, adding that the party has heard Bhagwat’s name was being discussed for President of India.
- The Sena MP said that if India is to be made a Hindu Rashtra, then Mohan Bhagwat is a good choice. “This has been discussed in our party. Even Sena President Uddhav Thackeray is of the opinion that for making India a Hindu Rashtra, Bhagwat should be made the President,” he said.
- Sanjay Raut said a staunch Hindu nationalist like Narendra Modi was the Prime Minister and another Hindutva proponent, Yogi Adityanath, had become Chief Minister of India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh.
- “He (Mohan Bhagwat) is a strong leader, staunch nationalist, has a deep knowledge of the Constitution. So if the BJP wants to make India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, his name must be considered. He is the most suitable candidate,” Sanjay Raut said.
- “In the last two Presidential polls, Balasaheb (Thackeray) had gone against the flow and done what was in the interest of the nation. Even then, the Presidential candidates had come to ‘Matoshree’ to discuss the elections,” Sanjay Raut said in response to a question on whether he would attend the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strategise about the Presidential polls.
- Earlier reports had hinted at Lal Krishna Advani being the frontrunner for the president’s post. Some suggested that Narendra Modi was thinking of giving a befitting ‘gurudakshina’ to Advani by nominating him for the post.
- Another senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi too is believed to be in the running for the president’s post. In an irony of sorts, Joshi had reportedly met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to discuss the Presidential polls with him.
- Both L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi are accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case in which the final verdict is awaited. Joshi and Advani led the Ayodhya movement and were colleagues at RSS too.
- Manipur Governor Najma Heptullah too is said to be in running for the presidential race. A five-time Rajya Sabha member, Heptullah was a Congress member till 2004.
- Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha had pitched Amitabh Bachchan’s name as the President of India. The BJP leader said it would be a matter of pride if a cultural icon like Amitabh Bachchan was made the country’s president.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke about the next President of India and said that she would be happy if LK Advani or Sushma Swaraj took the reigns from Pranab Mukherjee at the end of his tenure. Speaking to a Bengali tv channel in an interview, she said that there were some names that have been heard in the rumour circles and both L K Advani and Sushma Swaraj could become the next president of India.She added that she respected L K Advani as a senior political leader and had great respect for Sushma Swaraj. Mamata Banerjee said that she would be happy if either one if them became the next president or even if Pranab Mukherjee kept his post for another term. Although she added that the interests of the country should be taken care of. Lal Krishna Advani is one of the most respected senior political leader in the country. Advani has previously served the post of the Home Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government from 1998 t0 2004. He had also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002-2004 under Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
After BJP’s loss in the 2004 general elections, Advani’s status gradually decreased from being the backbone of the party to just another leader. After the loss in 2009 General elections, the BJP started pushing back the old guard and brought in Narendra Modi as the face, thus reportedly creating a rift between Advani and him.
Meanwhile, Sushma Swaraj is also among the old guards of the Bhartiya Janata Party and has been associated with it for a long time. She had previously served in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet during his tenure but her work has been notable visible as the External Affairs Minister.
As the the Minister of External Affairs, Swaraj has been playing Godmother to stranded Indians in all parts of the world; her most recent success story being bringing back workers from the Arab. Swaraj is quite popular among the citizens and it is quite unlikely that the BJP would nominate her for the post of the President, considering her importance as a minister and a member of the party. Although, with the Babi Masjid case in the court again with Advani’s name might hamper any plans of elevating him to being the 1st citizen of India.
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