New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh president Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday asserted that Hindu families should consider having at least three children.Addressing a social harmony meeting at Saraswati Shishu Mandir in Lucknow, Bhagwat expressed concerns over what he described as the decline in the Hindu population and called for the unification and empowerment of the Hindu community.“There is a need to unite and empower Hindus. There is no threat to us but vigilance is necessary,” Bhagwat said.Raising concerns over hacking, Bhagwat said hackers should be “detected, deleted and deported” and should not be provided with job opportunities.He also said that Hindu families should consider having at least three children, citing scientific views that societies with an average fertility rate of less than three children may disappear in the future.Newlyweds should be made aware of this, Bhagwat said, adding that the purpose of marriage is to advance creation, not just to fulfill one’s desires.He said that lack of harmony leads to discrimination, and stressed that all citizens share one country and one homeland.“Sanatan thought is a philosophy of harmony,” Bhagwat said, adding that differences that emerged over time should be addressed through understanding and practice.
Replying to a question about the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines, Bhagwat said laws must be adhered to and if the law is flawed, there are constitutional ways to change it.He said that class divisions should not become a cause of conflict, and called for uplifting the disadvantaged through a sense of belonging.Bhagwat said that India will lead the world in the near future, and that the solutions to many global problems lie in the country’s civilized spirit.He said regular community-level meetings should promote social harmony, remove misconceptions and address social issues, while providing support to the weaker sections of society.The RSS chief warned that some elements in the US and China were working against social harmony in India and called for vigilance and mutual trust.
