Bhagwat should apologise for insulting Army, Modi must clarify stand: Oppn

The parties charged Bhagwat with "insulting" the armed forces after RSS leader's remark on Army

The Opposition on Monday latched on to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's reported remarks on the Army, demanding that he apologise to the nation and Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarify if he was in favour of a "private militia" guarding India's borders.

The parties charged Bhagwat with "insulting" the armed forces and the country by claiming that in the eventuality of a battle to be fought, the

RSS could mobilise itself in three days while the Indian Army would take six to seven months to do so.

Leading the charge, Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted that Bhagwat's remark insulted the Indian tricolour.

"The RSS Chief's speech is an insult to every Indian, because it disrespects those who have died for our nation. It is an insult to our flag because it insults every soldier who ever saluted it.

Shame on you Mr Bhagwat, for disrespecting our martyrs and our Army. #ApologiseRSS," he tweeted.

The Congress attacked the RSS chief even as the Sangh clarified in a statement that Bhagwat had said, "If situation arises and the

Constitution permits, Indian Army would take six months to prepare society whereas Sangh swayamsevaks can be trained in three days, as swayamsevaks practise discipline regularly".

Congress's senior spokesperson Anand Sharma said the RSS chief's statement insulted the Indian armed forces.

"The RSS chief should apologise to the country and the armed forces, as he has put a question mark on the capability and bravery of the Indian Army. Such statements and thoughts weaken the morale of our armed forces," he said.

Sharma called for a clarification from Modi over this.

"The prime minister of India will have to clarify his position on this, on whether he is thinking of allowing the work of national security to be handed over to the RSS rather than the Indian Army," he said.

The Congress also organised protests across the country opposing Bhagwat's statement.

Kerala Chief Minister and CPI-M leader Pinarai Vijayan slammed

Bhagwat, alleging that the RSS wanted to "turn India into Mussolinis Italy and Hitlers Germany"........read more

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