New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said he was proud to have an RSS background. He said he could not remain silent when the parent organization was being attacked by the opposition parties. He said these while replying to a debate on Agra religious conversions in Lok Sabha.
Talking about the accusations against RSS, Naidu said, "What is the relation of this debate with RSS? The RSS is a great organisation of the country, ready for selfless service. I have an RSS background and I am proud of it."
He further said, "When they abuse and accuse the mother organisation from where we have taken inspiration, I cannot remain silent, you may have difference with Dinanath Batra but how can you abuse him?"
He alleged that some people had allergy for the word Hindu. "The word Hindu is not given by Modi, Venkaiah Naidu or RSS. We are a party which believes in philosophy of India is one."
He said an anti-conversion law was needed in all the states and the issue needed a wider debate while the major opposition parties staged a walkout.
Naidu said that conversion is not a simple issue and it needs wider debate. The opposition parties had accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of spreading communal tension in the country through forced conversions.
Defending his government, Naidu said, "We are clear about what we have promised to the people and we will work hard to fulfill that agenda, others should not have any misconception."
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