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The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Monday said the two-child norm should be strictly implemented on all communities or else, Hindu women should each have three to four children.
VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain defended comments by a seer that each Hindu family should have 10 children. It said Vasudevananda Saraswati had made his remarks in the context of “correcting the demographic imbalance being created in the country”.
“It seems due to demographic imbalance what happened in the Kashmir Valley can be repeated anywhere in the country. That is why this issue is being raised,” he said. Muslims are in a majority in the Kashmir valley. “I don't agree with Hindus having 10 children, but every Hindu family should have 3-4 children... or there should be a two-child norm for all communities,” Jain said.
He also reiterated VHP’s demand for a uniform civil code.
The VHP said it will continue with its agenda of 'ghar wapsi'. "Our issues are not meant to make or break any government. This government is doing its work. We have no issues with it. There is no clash... Their agenda is different, ours is different," said Jain. He said ghar wapsi was a sign of progressiveness. “It is not a regressive trend," Jain said.
In Allahabad, a ‘dharma sansad, in the presence of Shankaracharya of Dwarka Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati and Shankaracharya of Puri Swami Nishchhalananda Saraswati, passed a resolution that declared "Sai Baba is neither a guru nor a god". "Therefore, his idols must be removed from Hindu temples to rid the places of worship of any corrupting influences," it said.
