PANJIM: As the rebel RSS faction in Goa is gearing up for its first mega convention on Sunday, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the happenings within the sangh in the State will not impact the party.
“There is nothing called faction in RSS. Swayamsevakas are never directly involved in political activity,” State BJP president Vinay Tendulkar said a day before the convention.
“Sangh workers will never get involved in anti-BJP activity,” he commented.
Tendulkar said the political party planned to be floated by Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) will have no impact on BJP as it would be yet another party like those that mushroom in election years.
Tendulkar said RSS volunteers have always remained with the BJP. “RSS and BJP workers are always together and they have worked together in the past and will do in future too,” he said adding there is no possibility of rebellion within RSS.
The rift between the rebel RSS leaders and local BJP appears to be widening with the former announcing a convention on September 11 at Bambolim to decide its future course of action. The convention will be a show of strength for the new RSS Goa Prant, headed by Subhash Velingkar.
