RSS terms as personal opinion ex-Sangh leader's remark on Delhi BJP's lack of visibility amid pandemic

On the initiative of the Sangh, 12 types of major essential works which include telephone helplines, plasma donation, assistance in carrying out funerals, have been started on a priority basis by volunteers in many states with immediate effect.

Days after an RSS leader questioned the absence of BJP's Delhi unit workers on the ground amid the coronavirus crisis, the Sangh on Thursday distanced itself from his remark saying that this is not the official version of the saffron organization.

Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader and its former prant prachar pramukh or publicity in-charge of Delhi Rajiv Tuli on Tuesday had tweeted asking has anyone seen BJP's Delhi unit when there was so much chaos in the capital due to the pandemic.

When Sangh's national publicity in-charge Sunil Ambekar was questioned about Tuli's remark, he said, ''It could be his personal opinion but this is not adhikrit mat (official version) of the Sangh.'' However, sources said there is resentment among a section of the Sangh due to the lack of visibility of BJP's Delhi unit especially its officer bearers, councillors, and MPs, on the ground when the national capital is passing through a nightmare. Ambekar said the Sangh and its affiliate organizations such as Sewa Bharati are working day and night to provide relief in the affected areas and to the families. On the initiative of the Sangh, 12 types of major essential works which include telephone helplines, plasma donation, assistance in carrying out funerals, have been started on a priority basis by volunteers in many states with immediate effect. With a spike in COVID-19 cases, the national capital is facing a severe shortage of beds, oxygen cylinders, and essential medicines, forcing patients to move from one hospital to another with bleak hope of getting treated.

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