New Delhi: Meals isn’t linked to faith, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat mentioned Thursday, whereas additionally sustaining that every one should be delicate sufficient to make sure one’s non secular sentiments aren’t harm.

“Meals isn’t linked to faith … however throughout festivals folks do observe fasts and it ought to be ensured that sentiments of individuals are not harm,” he mentioned, throughout a press interplay with the media right here to mark the Sangh’s centenary celebrations.

(Throughout particular events many individuals don’t wish to see sure issues and if one understands that and is delicate throughout that point the necessity for a legislation or for indulging in bans doesn’t come up).

On the identical time, Bhagwat additionally mentioned that one’s sentiments shouldn’t get harm by what others are consuming.

The sarsanghachalak was responding to a query on how in some BJP-ruled states the sale of non-vegetarian meals is banned throughout Hindu festivals and whether or not the RSS helps such bans. 

There have additionally been scattered situations of communal violence throughout Navratri, Kanwar Yatra and different Hindu festivals over the sale of non-vegetarian meals gadgets close to temples and Hindu-dominated localities.

Bhagwat mentioned lack of expertise results in legal guidelines being enacted.

The RSS chief mentioned contemplating such festivals or fasts are for a brief interval, a conflict will be averted if there’s mutual understanding.

“Then there gained’t even be a necessity for legal guidelines to intervene. However at occasions this knowledge is just not there. What somebody eats shouldn’t be a motive for my emotions to get harm. If it’s a special day, such occasions require that everybody behaves in a sure method, each visibly and in spirit. If I would like issues to be a sure method, then understanding that sensitivity, I too will resolve: ‘okay, it’s a competition, I gained’t do it’,” he added.

(Edited by Amrtansh Arora)

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