To preach ideology among students, RSS holds shakhas in Delhi University-affiliated college
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 28 October 2023 | The Telegraph Online
The RSS held a shakha (assembly) at the Delhi University-affiliated Swami Shraddhanand College on October 20 to preach its ideology among students.
A faculty member at another DU-affiliated institution, Lakshmibai College, said the RSS had organised multiple shakhas on the campus since September.
It’s also become a trend among DU departments and colleges to invite functionaries of the RSS or its affiliates to seminars and conferences, often solely because of their positions in these saffron organisations, a veteran teacher told this newspaper.
Nandita Narain, former president of the DU teachers’ association, termed the trend “misuse of the public university space” and the “politicisation of campuses”.
A student of Shraddhanand College said about 25 students had attended the shakha, which he said featured prayers, discussions and various exercises. He could not give details since he had not attended the event.