Tripura: RSS chief attends Northeast regional training programme for cadres, workers

AGARTALA: The chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, arrived here on Thursday on a five-day visit to Tripura and is attending a training programme for RSS cadres and karyakartas from the eight states in the northeast region. RSS sources said that Bhagwat would stay at the Seva Dham in Khayerpur on the outskirts of Agartala, where he attended the training programme. The 20-day training programme, which started at the Seva Dham, the RSS headquarters in Tripura, on May 18, is being conducted by Sanghchalak of Northeast Zone, Umesh Chakraborty.

“In all, 152 trainees, 30 teachers and 40 karyakartas (functionaries) from eight northeastern states are taking part in the training programme,” an RSS functionary told IANS. He also said that 14 such training camps would be held across the country in the coming months which Bhagwat and RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale will attend.

Political observers felt that Bhagwat's visit to the northeastern state ahead of the counting of Lok Sabha votes on June 4 is significant as the RSS has been expanding its bases in the northeastern states. Security has been further tightened in the Khayerpur Seva Dham areas in west Tripura in view of the visit of RSS chief.

Last year Mohan Bhagwat, Chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) came for three-day tour of the Northeast region. During his visit, he was anticipated to engage with Swayamsevaks and addressed participants of the Sangh Shiksha Varg (2nd year). This is a training camp was held in Hojai district Assam which commenced on July 12 and concluded on August 1.

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