RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Warns of Forces Seeking to ‘Dismantle India’, Says Regime Change Won’t Help

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said attempts to “dismantle” India would fail, asserting that changing the government would not necessarily resolve the country’s problems.

Addressing the RSS’s annual Vijayadashami gathering in Nagpur, Bhagwat said the belief that a change in regime would transform the situation had proved misplaced.

“They said that a regime change would change the situation, but it did not happen. It did not happen earlier, and it will not happen today either,” he said.

The address coincided with Dussehra and the RSS’s 101st foundation day. Bhagwat reviewed the organisation’s activities during its centenary year and spoke about political, social and cultural challenges facing India.

His remarks came days after senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan said protests in Delhi over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had become “really a fight for regime change”.

Bhagwat Warns Against Forces Seeking to Dismantle India

Bhagwat alleged that forces opposed to established institutions, cultural values and social order were attempting to destabilise societies across the world. Referring to developments in France, Albania, Bangladesh and Nepal, he said the challenges were not confined to India.

“A storm has blown in from the West that opposes every form of order, propriety, auspiciousness, culture and human values, seeking to destroy, corrupt and ruin them. Even developed nations are affected by it,” he said.

Describing India as a vast society and a developing nation, Bhagwat said the country continued to face multiple challenges. He alleged that certain forces were targeting India because of its progress and the decisive policies pursued over the past few decades.

“India is their main target because India is progressing. These evil forces know that they cannot disrupt India the way it has moved ahead with decisive policies in the last few decades. They are trying to dismantle India and the Sangh,” he said.

He also alleged that some people within India, including political leaders, were supporting these efforts.

Protests Must Remain Within Constitutional Limits

Bhagwat acknowledged that public grievances persisted and could prompt people to take to the streets. He said protests were an integral part of democracy but should aim to resolve problems rather than deepen divisions.

He cautioned that the actions of protesters, law enforcement agencies and political leaders must not fuel hatred, bitterness or social discord.

“Whether it is protesting groups, authorities enforcing law and order, or political leaders, no actions should create conflict, hatred, bitterness or division within our united society. No matter how strong emotions run, our actions must stay within the boundaries of the Constitution, the law and civil decorum,” he said.

Bhagwat also warned that politically motivated or instigated demonstrations could aggravate tensions, encourage disorder and disrupt public life.

Remarks Amid Row Over Electoral Roll Revision

The RSS chief’s comments came amid protests over alleged irregularities in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demands for accountability from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Bhushan’s recent remarks linking the protests to regime change had brought the political implications of the demonstrations into focus.

Bhagwat, without referring directly to Bhushan, rejected the proposition that replacing a government would, by itself, address the country’s problems. He maintained that India’s challenges required efforts to find solutions within the constitutional and legal framework rather than actions that could divide society.