Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 11: For the first time in the history of the State RSS, the three day long Akhil Bhartiya Prant Pracharak Bethak (meeting ) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will be held in Jammu from July 14 to 22.
The top brass of RSS including its chief (Sarsangchalak) Dr Mohan Rao Bhagwat and its second in chief (Sarkarivah) Bhaia Ji Joshi, four Seh Sar Karvihahs including Suresh Soni, Dr Krishan Gopal, Datatri Hosbholey and Beghaya Ji among others will attend it, sources said.
The BJP national general secretary (Org) Ram Lal and another national general secretary, of the party Ram Madhav who is also incharge of party for J&K will also participate in the three day RSS meet, sources added.
Sources said the senior RSS leaders will reach Jammu early in the morning of July 14 and they will be here for nine days. Prior to the Prant Pracharak Bethak the RSS national leadership will hold routine meetings with Prant Pracharks and Pracharks on different issues confronting the nation and the State, sources added.
They will also take a complete feed back on prevailing situation in the State from the pracharks (whole timers). About 200 pracharks form different parts of the country are attending the meet which is the follow up of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha which was held at Coimbatore in Kerala, sources said.
The Prant Pracharak Bethak will be followed by Akhil Bharatiya Karikarni Mandal to be held in October this year and the venue for the same will be decided later, sources added.
While all the senior RSS leaders will reach Jammu on July 14 morning Datatri Hosbholey will reach here a day earlier as he will be the main speaker in the seminar held in connection with the yearly long centenary celebrations of former Jana Sangh president Deen Dayal Upadahayay at Jammu Convention Centre on July 13. The RSS senior leader will be the main speaker in the seminar which will be on the topic Cultural Nationalism.
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh will be the chief guest on the occasion while Dr Mahesh Chander Sharma will make the introductory address. The seminar will be held under the chairmanship of Dr Shayam Lal Gupta incharge Deen Dayal Upadayay Foundation J&K.
Meanwhile, RSS State leadership has given final shape to the arrangements for the national level meet to be held here, said Prant Pracharak, Ramesh Pappa. He said all the arrangements are in place and the meeting is a routine affair to be held every year in the country and this time it will be held in Jammu.