Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha 2025 (ABPS) of  Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday expressed its serious concern on the unabated and planned violence, injustice and oppression faced by the Hindu and other religious minority communities at the hands of radical Islamist elements in Bangladesh and terms it as a fit case of human rights violation. During the recent regime change in the neighbouring country, several incidents of attacks on maths, temples, Durgapuja pandals and educational institutions, desecration of deities, barbaric killings, looting of properties, abduction and molestation of women and forcible conversions were continuously reported, said RSS Sah Sarkaryavah Arun Kumar, while briefing the media on the resolutions passed by the three-day ABPS (21-23 March 2025), which is going on at Janaseva Vidya Kendra in Bengaluru.

Highlighting the continuous decline of the Hindu population in Bangladesh (from 22% in 1951 to just 7.95% today), Kumar said that it reflects the severity of this crisis. The historical oppression of Hindus, especially among the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, remains a persistent issue. However, the level of organized violence and the government’s passive response in the last year is deeply alarming. Moreover, to deny the religious angle of these incidents by claiming them to be only political, is the negation of truth as scores of victims of such incidents belong to Hindu and other minority communities only, asserted the Sah Sarkaryavah, who was accompanied by Sunil Ambekar, RSS’s Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh on the dais and witnessed the presence of senior RSS functionaries including  Karnataka Uttar & Dakshin Prachar Pramukh Aroon Kumar, Kshetra Prachar Pramukh Aayush Nadimpalli, Akhil Bharatiya Sah Prachar Pramukhs Pradip Joshi and Narendra Kumar.

The RSS meeting raised concerns about the rising anti-Bharat rhetoric in Bangladesh, which threatens to strain the historically deep-rooted ties between the two nations. The resolution warns of the interference of international forces, including Pakistan and Deep State elements, who seek to destabilize the region by fueling communal tensions and fostering distrust.  The ABPS resolution underscored that Bharat and its neighbouring countries share a common cultural and historical heritage, and any form of communal discord in one part of the region affects the entire subcontinent. But despite facing severe persecution, the Hindus in Bangladesh have shown remarkable resilience in their struggle for justice and religious freedom, stated Kumar.

Their peaceful, collective, and democratic resistance has been met with strong moral and psychological support from Hindus in Bharat and across the world. The Union government of Bharat has reiterated its commitment to standing with Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. It has engaged in diplomatic efforts with the Bangladesh government and has raised the issue at multiple international forums, he said. The ABPS resolution further called upon international organizations such as the United Nations and the global community to take serious note of these inhumane acts and pressurize the Bangladesh government to take concrete steps to halt violence against Hindus and other minorities. He reiterated that the RSS remains resolute in its commitment to protecting the rights, dignity, and religious freedom of Hindus in Bangladesh and urges immediate intervention to address this grave humanitarian and existential crisis.

Kumar also revealed that analysis, evolution of organizational works, impact and transformation of the society were also taken up during the ABPS. The Sangh had focused on the expansion and consolidation of impactful work in the last 100 years. He highlighted the journey of RSS and provided details of its gradual expansion from a single shakha to the entire country. The Sangh aims to be ‘Sarva Sparshi, Sarva Vyapi’, touching all aspects of the society and nation. In this respect, Sangh is present in 134 premiere institutions today and aims to reach all institutions of Bharat in the coming days. Sangh today works in remotest and tribal parts of the country. For instance, there are 1031 shakhas in Janjati (tribal) areas of Koraput and Bolangir in Odisha, consisting of Karyakartas of those communities, added the Sah Sarkaryavah.

The RSS works through consultation and mutual agreement and thousands of meetings are conducted with various stakeholders in the society. Briefing on the work on women empowerment during the last year, he said nearly 1.5 lakh men and women personalities were contacted and interactions were organised with them. As part of the Lokmata Ahilya Devi Holkar 300th birth year celebrations, Kumar stated that 22,000 events and summits to highlight the contribution of great Lokmata Ahilya Devi were held across the country, covering people from all walks of life. As part of the same celebrations, events to bolster women’s participation and contribution to society were held. In this respect, 472 women-centric one-day summits were organised during the year where 5.75 lakh women participated.

Sangh works towards a solution wherever there is an issue. For instance, in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, there were disabled children who were neglected and had no avenues to build a normal life. Sangh karyakartas identified such children and arranged not only for their medical support but also provisioned with various avenues for a livelihood to lead a respectable life. Expansion of Sangh’s work does not mean an increase in the numerical strength of the RSS, but it indicates an increase in the positive strength of the society, he added. Answering a question on the unresolved issue of languages in border areas of many states, Kumar said that all languages are equal and any issue related to the language must not divide people. We are one people, one nation and this is our uniqueness, stressed Kumar, adding that food, region, and languages must not become tools to divide but unite us all.

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