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Bhagwat, who was speaking at an RSS gathering Shahid Minar, also criticised granting of agricultural land for industry and saw a wave of change ushering in Bengal. Interestingly, US Consul General Beth A Payne decided to drop in with her camera at the RSS meet and was seem taking pictures of the event. “Our internal and external security is above politics, but nobody thinks like that. All political parties are looking for vote banks,” Bhagwat said.
The RSS chief also spoke against acquisition of land for industry and farmers getting dependent on genetically-modified seeds. “Why is vast fertile agricultural land given out to big companies? Certain types of seeds are given to farmers which are making them dependent on companies producing them. Sometimes, we try to become Russia, sometime America and sometime China. When will we become Indians?” he said.
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