M.S. Golwalkar a.k.a Guruji, then Sarsanghchalak of RSS, was arrested under section 302 for the murder of Gandhi as if he had shot the bullets. Around 20,000 arrests were made which included Swayamsevaks, RSS sympathizers and other volunteers. Immediate ban was imposed on the sangh.
The government under Nehru was so paranoid by the outrage that it had to lift 302 from Guruji under 24hrs of his arrest. Sanjeevi, the CID officer in-charge of the investigating team filed in his report within just 17 days of the assassination which cleared RSS of all the allegations. The report was suppressed and was out of everyone's notice for many years. The ban was still on.
At the hearing neither did Godse nor the judgement bench mentioned RSS even once.
Apparently, Sardar Patel was ready to lift the ban on RSS if it merged with congress. In his letter to Guruji he writes, "I have firm belief that Sangh people can do justice to their patriotism only by working together with Congress and not by opposing it or being seperate from it."
A so called 'communal' organization which was also accused of murdering Gandhi will not only be helped to exist but will also be purified from it's sins just by merging with Congress?! The same Congress which was willing to uproot RSS?
Nehru seemed to have made his mind in destroying the sangh. In his speech at Amritsar on 29th january, 1948 he stated, "RSS is totally uprooted from the face of India."
RSS was ruled out of some of the Congress governed states and a resolution was passed against it demanding it's ban to be extended forever, owing to the upcoming elections where sangh seemed to be Congress' biggest competition.
The ignorant government was now made to play tug of war. Sangh launched a Satyagraha which counted more that 2lakh participants. Over 70,000 satyagrahis were jailed and thousands lost their lives, which was more fierce than any movement ever happened in India including the QUIT INDIA movement.
The Government appointed Kapoor commision completed it's investigation and in it's report, it exempted Sangh from all the charges and allegations on Gandhi's assassination.
Government now had to make an exit from this mess to save themselves from more embarrassment.
They agreed to lift the ban on two conditions.
1. Sangh was asked to make a written constitution.Intrestingly the same Congress did not have a written constitution for 14 years from it's birth!
RSS agreed to it and the constitution was written in HINDI.
2.No admission for young non-adults in sangh. This condition was discarded straight away. The young ones were the building blocks of the nation and it was necessary to teach them disciple and social ethics.
With much struggle the ban was lifted and Guruji received tremendous love and support from all the corners of the country.
The government under Nehru was so paranoid by the outrage that it had to lift 302 from Guruji under 24hrs of his arrest. Sanjeevi, the CID officer in-charge of the investigating team filed in his report within just 17 days of the assassination which cleared RSS of all the allegations. The report was suppressed and was out of everyone's notice for many years. The ban was still on.
At the hearing neither did Godse nor the judgement bench mentioned RSS even once.
Apparently, Sardar Patel was ready to lift the ban on RSS if it merged with congress. In his letter to Guruji he writes, "I have firm belief that Sangh people can do justice to their patriotism only by working together with Congress and not by opposing it or being seperate from it."
A so called 'communal' organization which was also accused of murdering Gandhi will not only be helped to exist but will also be purified from it's sins just by merging with Congress?! The same Congress which was willing to uproot RSS?
Nehru seemed to have made his mind in destroying the sangh. In his speech at Amritsar on 29th january, 1948 he stated, "RSS is totally uprooted from the face of India."
RSS was ruled out of some of the Congress governed states and a resolution was passed against it demanding it's ban to be extended forever, owing to the upcoming elections where sangh seemed to be Congress' biggest competition.
The ignorant government was now made to play tug of war. Sangh launched a Satyagraha which counted more that 2lakh participants. Over 70,000 satyagrahis were jailed and thousands lost their lives, which was more fierce than any movement ever happened in India including the QUIT INDIA movement.
The Government appointed Kapoor commision completed it's investigation and in it's report, it exempted Sangh from all the charges and allegations on Gandhi's assassination.
Government now had to make an exit from this mess to save themselves from more embarrassment.
They agreed to lift the ban on two conditions.
1. Sangh was asked to make a written constitution.Intrestingly the same Congress did not have a written constitution for 14 years from it's birth!
RSS agreed to it and the constitution was written in HINDI.
2.No admission for young non-adults in sangh. This condition was discarded straight away. The young ones were the building blocks of the nation and it was necessary to teach them disciple and social ethics.
With much struggle the ban was lifted and Guruji received tremendous love and support from all the corners of the country.
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