There's a fierce battle going on inside the Bharatiya Janata Party, and it’s no small thing. It’s directly tied to Modi and Shah—right now, they’re the main targets. But this isn’t about ousting Modi and Shah; the fight is about something else. The question is whether such wild leadership should be given to Modi and Shah. The RSS organization, built with hard work over a hundred years, shouldn’t just be controlled by two men. They shouldn’t have full control over the BJP. There need to be checks and balances. There should be people, powers, and authorities in place.
The RSS gives strength against Modi and Shah when needed, which is what we call checks and balances. So, there’s a long struggle within the RSS to maintain this balance. In the middle of this power play, we often see lots of statements, especially when Mohan Bhagwat announces his retirement at 75, then changes his mind later. The reasons vary. Behind all these statements, there are messages aimed directly at those trying to grab power away from this duo in the Bharatiya Janata Party. These people sit silently, unable to speak, feeling like the time has come for them to do whatever they want—but deep down, they know...
They have their own ideas, and these ideas keep flowing constantly. Now, let’s start with the latest developments and see just how deep the problems are getting for Modi Shah, and how his direct opponents are now going to be left with their hands tied. First off, this pain isn’t just about the latest developments. Anyone with this info can take a step forward if they want. In fact, Morley Manohar Joshi gave a 70-page presentation, and it was shared through the RSS service. In that presentation, questions were raised about Modi’s government policies. These questions highlighted how Modi’s government has taken the country away from the core ideology of the RSS.
There might be some other reasons behind this. It could also be that the RSS now feels that if there's any opposition to Modi ji, they need to distance themselves from it. But the bigger thing is that Murli Manohar Joshi, a university professor, an educated and cultured man, and also the country's HR minister, was pushed into the Margdarshak Mandal. He was put in a comfortable position, and just imagine, now he’s coming out. Morli Manohar Joshi’s face, or Lal Krishna Advani’s face, represents those people in this country who have been sidelined from active politics because of their old age. Now Murli Manohar Joshi is coming between them, and the bigger thing is that...
Murli Manohar Joshi said there’s income inequality in India. The top 10% of the population holds 65% of the resources. I told you the income share is 70% because his number was 21, mine was 24. And aside from that, when we say our GDP has inclreased.
The GDP per person is calculated by dividing the total GDP by the population. Our GDP per capita is $2,878, while in Japan it’s $33,000, even though our economy is bigger. This shows that people in our country have very little, and most of the wealth is controlled by a few rich individuals. Now, seeing this situation getting worse, Murli Manohar Joshi pointed out that 158 million kids aged 10 to 17 in India are caught up in drug abuse, according to a study by AIIMS.
So, these are the government’s own numbers. Murley Manohar Joshi stated that between 2019 and 2021, 35,950 students committed suicide. Just imagine, in only two years, 98 of those suicides were from students at prestigious Indian institutes like the Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management, among others. Meanwhile, they talk about how AI was allowed to spread across India, leading to unemployment, and so on. Amid all this, they say that the concept you’re proposing, the Swadeshi statement put forward by Modi ji, and the idea of integrated humanity from Deendayal Upadhyaya, are different from that. I’ve told you time and again that the RSS brother... has always opposed this capitalist mindset.
We’re not here to be communists or capitalists. We want to move forward with a balanced economy. But now, all of a sudden, their government came in, went down America’s tunnel, and came back. They ended up in America’s pocket. They’re doing whatever America wants. So, Murley Manohar Joshi shares the same concern and says this is a really serious issue. There have been a lot of reactions from Modi’s government and his party. But many people were present at the RSS event. Those people were representatives of Modi’s government, and others were there too. They figured it was better to just sit quietly and listen. When the speech ended, the most interesting reaction came from Mohan Bhagwat.
Mohan Bhagwat says that Murli Manohar Ji has already said everything, so there’s nothing left for me to add. That’s exactly what he cares about too. It’s also what the RSS is concerned with. So if you put all this aside—all the anger—and look at Joshi’s warning politically, suddenly bringing Murli Manohar Joshi, a 90-year-old, out of nowhere and forcing him to give a speech at an RSS event, directly attacking the government in that speech, shows the failure of 11 years of policies. This is what we say every day. Manohar Joshi who was fired at75 years age, just to get it stuck in your mind. 75 years, 75 years, 75 years. And Modi ji will turn 75. So why is this happening now? The story behind this is that we all know the current economic situation. Was Murli Manohar Joshi just sitting around, high on some weed, for 11 years? The RSS couldn’t just sit back and watch all this happen. Why is it happening now? What problem is the RSS facing today? What’s their issue? To understand this, we need to look at the whole background: the RSS doesn’t want to see Modi, especially Shah, having any kind of free rein under any circumstances.
Their worry is that if Modi is leaving, so Shah will be forced to take over. Modi’s worry is that if he steps down, a lot of scams will come to light. A lot of things will come out. It could even happen that after leaving the Prime Minister’s office, I might have to spend the rest of my life under investigation. That’s why they’re concerned and why they want someone trustworthy like Shah. Now Shah is passing a law that says if someone is arrested for 30 days for any offense, the Prime Minister has to step down. I mean, just imagine that. But now I’ll tell you the full story behind all this. While this debate is going on, there’s a lot of chaos happening at the same time.
During that discussion, some researchers said the reason behind all this was the proposal to make Nitin Gadkari the head of the country instead of Modi Shah, to make sure he doesn’t become president. This trick is coming to light because ethanol wasn’t introduced for the first time; Gadkari’s scheme has been going on for a long time, and Gadkari isn’t doing this alone because...
All the ministries are involved in this. Cars fall under heavy industries, ethanol—a fuel blend—is part of the petroleum sector, and Nitin Gadkari sells, promotes, and markets it, while his sons trade in it. So why is all this happening? And why are Nitin Gadkari’s guarantees being targeted right now? Experts say it’s because they want to tarnish his reputation so badly that no one dares to appoint him as party president. Now, another question: why is Modi so jealous of Nitin Gadkari? Some might say it’s because he’s seen as an alternative to him, and that’s why the jealousy exists. But that’s just a small part of it. Actually, this rivalry goes way back.
Between 1990 and 2001, there was a guy who served as the organization minister in Gujarat,his name was also in the running for the national president position his name was Sanjay Joshi. Sanjay Joshi was the organization secretary in Gujarat. He had strong ties with Keshubhai Patel. Together, they figured something out. They thought Narendra Modi was a guy popping up everywhere so they sent Modi ji to Delhi and didn’t let him come back to Gujarat in any way, and this went on for a while. Meanwhile, there was an earthquake in Gujarat. You’ll remember, it happened right after that earthquake.
Kishu Bhai's influence kept weakening more and more, so there was a chance that the Bharatiya Janata Party might lose power here. That’s when Modi got an opportunity to make a comeback in Gujarat. He returned in 2001, took charge, and then the first scandal happened. Sanjay Joshi had been blocking him from entering Gujarat for 10 years. Then a scandalous CD involving Sanjay Joshi came out—who made that CD? Advani Ji pushed for it. And Sanjay said, no, make him the leader. In 2005, another sex scandal CD involving Sanjay Joshi surfaced. This CD was released just three days before the BJP’s National Council meeting in Mumbai.
This CD was leaked. So far, it hasn’t been confirmed whether the CD is genuine or not. No investigation has been done. But three days later, Modi ji launched a massive pressure campaign and dragged Sanjay Joshi into the CD scandal. Sanjay Joshi was fired, and it was said that Modi ji played a major behind-the-scenes role. Because of that, Sanjay Joshi was sidelined. Even within Sangh, it was believed that Modi had finished off Sanjay Joshi. Now you get the picture. The "organization secretary" means someone from the RSS inside the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sanjay Joshi faced one-sided problems between 2006 and 2011. In 2011...
Nitin Gadkari became the party president, and once he took over, he tried the same thing they're trying today—that there needs to be someone who can balance Modi and Shah. So, they tried to bring Sanjay Joshi back into the party, giving him responsibility again. He was appointed as a national secretary. Modi openly opposed this. In 2012, during a meeting of the BJP's national executive, Modi said he wouldn’t attend if Sanjay Joshi stayed. There was a lot of tension. Gadkari wasn’t ready to back down.
Modi wasn’t willing to back down. Finally, Gadkari gave in and Sanjay Joshi resigned. He’d been sidelined since 2012. And this Gadkari guy isn’t as prominent as him. He’s from the same part of Nagpur where the RSS supports him. He’s getting more posts from the same place. Now you get the picture. The people who were always Modi’s enemies, were proposed to be made party president. I don’t know, I wasn’t inside, but the rumors say names weren’t tossed around like that. Who are these people whose names are being mentioned, Sanjay? Obviously, if they’re on this side, then they are…
They were on that side. I mean, to balance out Modi Shah, Gadkari and Sanjay Joshi were brought in. Sanjay Joshi is in a really weak spot. So, somehow, he hasn’t gotten that big opportunity yet. That’s why the RSS thought we should introduce Sanjay Joshi first. If they oppose Sanjay Joshi, then we’ll bring in Gadkari. Modi Shah doesn’t even know where all his influence lies. They started targeting Gadkari too. And now they’ve brought in Murali Manohar Joshi. Meanwhile, as you can see, RSS has started a campaign about Muslims because Modi Shah’s image is anti-Muslim. So they said, go door to door and meet Muslims, and they began a campaign. They tried to send the message that we...
We don’t agree with them. The whole atmosphere is being set up in the name of the BJP president, but at the same time, the BJP president’s election is being postponed too. It’s being delayed. Actually, it’s a very skilled, disciplined, and great party. But it can’t even elect its own president. They won’t elect their president until the state elections happen first, as per the constitution. The state elections have been postponed or delayed because once they’re done, the national president’s election will be next. Now, they keep trying to keep Nadda in power, but his term is over.
It doesn’t matter, he’s the one in charge. The party’s constitution was tweaked a bit too. So, think about this ongoing struggle where people will be elected in the states. How many Sangh members are involved, and how many aren’t? All of this will show whether the Sangh can maintain the balance it wants or if it can’t. But one thing’s for sure: this balance has shifted more towards the RSS versus the Bharatiya Janata Party, instead of keeping someone on par with Modi within the BJP. It’s become RSS versus Modi Shah. And this situation is really serious. For them, and for us, the confusion is only growing.
What do you want? You want this here and that there. Half the people sell something and then leave. Half the people sell something and then leave. A guy comes and says, "Look, this is guava from our company. It'll turn really sour." You say, "No, man, I didn’t like it when I came back." He says, "No, no," and keeps insisting like that. If you buy from me, it’ll turn sour. Both are from the same company.
Similarly, it was said about the Bharatiya Janata Party before that there are 80 banners on one shop. The same people who talk about Swadeshi (local goods) start working for foreigners. The same people start talking about banning alcohol in India. Then their governments start selling alcohol.
They’re the ones talking about protecting cows. Their governments export beef. They keep doing all sorts of things. They talk about secularism. They also talk about sectarianism. They talk about fighting for workers but also oppose the leftists. It’s weird that left and right are on the same side. They’ve taken over all the student stores. There are stores with like 80 boards like these. So it’s unclear what they actually want. But one thing’s for sure: if you look at them individually, what happens after Modi Shah’s coronation will always be decided by the RSS BJP party. Otherwise, they don’t want to live in a situation where forests are swallowed up and moved around, so they make these kinds of arrangements.