RSS' 3-day Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha meet commences; Ayodhya case likely to be discussed

The annual meeting of the top policy formulation body of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) begins on March 8, ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections.The three-day meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), will find 1,400 selected representatives from across the country. 

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"The meeting will deliberate on the current national, social and religious scenario in the country and pass important resolutions," RSS Akhil Bhartiya Prachar Pramukh, Arun Kumar told reporters.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived Madhya Pradesh on March 2 for the meet that is to be held in Gwalior. The last such meeting was held in Nagpur, where the Sangh has its headquarters.

RSS' year-long programmes about various activities, including those in the field of education, will be decided in the meeting. A meeting was held on Thursday to decide on the agenda of the Pratinidhi Sabha, Kumar said.

To a query, Kumar said the RSS head will address issues like the recent air strike on Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot, the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid case and Lok Sabha polls in detail during the concluding session of the three-day meet.

Meanwhile, the five-judge Supreme Court bench, on Friday, is scheduled to pronounce order on whether to refer Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for a court-monitored mediation.

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The five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday had reserved the order after hearing petitions of various contesting parties -including Nirmohi Akhara, Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha and the Muslims bodies. 

While Hindu bodies except Nirmohi Akhara had opposed the suggestion of the apex court to refer the issue for mediation, the Muslim bodies supported it.

(With PTI inputs)