In January 2018, The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) held one of its largest congregations at the Khanapara Veterinary College field, with 50,000 people turning up to attend Mohan Bhagwat's address.
The RSS chief, Mohan Bhagwat, said the congregation was not a show of strength but an attempt to make people see that "the essence of India is Hindutva".
It was not the first time that Bhagwat talked about Hinduvita. A few weeks after Narendra Modi's election as the prime minister of India in 2014, the RSS chief had proclaimed India as a Hindu nation saying "the cultural identity of all Indians is Hindutva".
It is no secret that the RSS since its inception in 1925 has been working to declare India as a Hindu Rashtra. But, the 2014 General Elections results added extra impetus to this plan.
Hindu Rashtra convention of 2019
More recently, the 8th All India Convention for the 'Hindu Rashtra' was organized by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti from 27th May to 8th June at Shri Vidyadhiraj Meeting Hall of Shri Ramnath Temple. 174 Hindu organizations from 25 States committed for establishing the 'Hindu Rashtra.'
Not surprisingly, the Hindu Rashtra convention passed a series of resolutions. The first resolution says that the Hindu organizations participating in the Convention will work through lawful means towards declaring India a 'Hindu Rashtra'.
The resolution called for insertion of the word 'Secular' in the Indian Constitution by unconstitutional means should be replaced by the word 'Spiritual' and India be declared a 'Hindu Rashtra'.
The Convention also wholly supported Nepali Hindus in their demand of declaring Nepal a Hindu Rashtra.
The convention asked the central government to rename the cities, towns, roads, etc. that are currently named after foreign invaders (read as Muslim names). A 'Central Commission for Naming' be formed with immediate effect for suggesting the names that are in line with India's glorious cultural legacy.
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