Mumbai / Nagpur
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshavardhan Sapkal has said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) aligning itself with the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi is a clear ideological defeat for the organization. He criticized the RSS for previously blaming Gandhi for the partition of India, despite the well-known fact that the two-nation theory was proposed by others. "Even after years of maligning him, the RSS now seeks ideological refuge in Gandhi—this is their moral and ideological failure," Sapkal stated.
Sapkal was speaking during the second day of the Constitution Satyagraha Padyatra (Constitutional Satyagraha Foot March), which resumed at 6:30 AM from Nagpur’s Deekshabhoomi. The march halted for rest at Sawangi in the afternoon and reached Khadki for the night halt.
Key participants included Tushar Gandhi (great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi), Tribal Congress president and former minister Vasant Purke, senior Congress leader Rajendra Mulak, party spokesperson Atul Londhe, vice president Suresh Bhoyar, general secretary Sandesh Singalkar, and several other Congress leaders and workers.
Further criticizing the BJP, Sapkal said, “The BJP rose to power on a foundation of lies, but the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi still sits on their shoulders, weighing them down.” He urged the RSS, as it approaches its centenary, to formally adopt the Indian Constitution and Gandhian values. "They have yet to respond to this appeal, showing their ideological instability,” he said.
Sapkal also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of politicizing India’s recent Asia Cup cricket victory over Pakistan. “Whether it’s air, water, or sports Modi finds a way to bring in divisive politics. His posts on X (formerly Twitter) make this very clear,” Sapkal said. He added that while the nation is proud of the Indian cricket team’s strong performance, the Prime Minister fails to uphold the dignity and stature the country deserves on the global stage.
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