HYDERABAD: While reiterating its reservations about the introduction of genetically modified crops in the country, the RSS on Tuesday sought to bring its core Hindutva issues to the centre stage and urged the government to launch a crackdown on IS jihadi elements in southern states, expression concern over the alleged migration of Hindus from areas where it claimed Muslim radicalism has spread its tentacles.
“The issue of Ram temple has been there for the last three decades. The construction is getting delayed because the issue is pending before the Supreme Court.The legal process should be expedited to pave the way for the construction of the temple as desired by the people,” RSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyaji Joshi said on the last day of its National Executive meeting here.
Asked if the meeting discussed triple talaq, Joshi said, “This is an internal matter of the Muslims. Within the community there appears to be serious debate and a few of them have gone to court. We believe that gender bias in any form is not appropriate. They should get justice. Any kind of discrimination in personal law last must be stopped and the Law Commission within the framework of law should take a view on the issue of a common civil code.”
According to the RSS leader, the recent arrests of IS suspects in Kerala and Telangana were proof that the state governments are shying away from taking actions against jihadi elements.
Supporting some producers’ decision to boycott Pakistani actors, Joshi said that while there should be no discrimination in arts, the current situation demanded that “we make films with our own artists”.
Joshi said, “The agricultural policy should not just address the short-term concerns of raising production, but must also look into issues of the overall health of the soil and the protection of farmers’ autonomy against big seed companies. Besides, the policy must be in sync with the agricultural tradition of the country. The world scientific community is divided on the gains of the GM crops.”