'Edu, healthcare should not be commercialised'
Lucknow, Feb. 19 -- Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said education and healthcare should remain accessible to all and cannot be commercialised.
He was interacting with research scholars at an interactive session organised at the Malviya Auditorium of Lucknow University.
Bhagwat, who arrived in the state capital on Tuesday on a two-day visit, said: "People of the West distorted our education system. They imposed their own education system so that they could get black Englishmen to work. What the British did wrong will have to be rectified."
Listing out priorities of the RSS, Bhagwat asserted that their only goal is to make the country prosperous.
"The Sangh cares about the unity of the society. If you want to understand the RSS, join the Sangh and try it. You cannot understand the RSS by just reading about it," Bhagwat said.
Commenting on the importance of research work, the RSS chief pointed out that it can play a big role in changing the country's direction and condition.
Speaking on globalisation, he said it should not be reduced to market-driven consumerism. "Today, globalisation often means marketisation, which can be harmful," he said, referring to the idea of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', the world as one family. "Unless everyone is happy, no one can be happy," the RSS chief said.
The RSS chief said that the eternal nature of religion is always relevant. "Religion is the law by which the universe operates. Religion brings happiness to everyone; Religion teaches us that we must coexist, not live alone," he added.
The RSS chief also advised people to be friendly towards the environment by planting trees, saving water and avoiding single-use plastic.
Meanwhile, some student organisations, including NSUI, the Samajwadi Party's student wing and Bhim Army, staged a protest on campus, raising slogans against his visit and alleging ideological differences. Police detained several protesting students.
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