Question Box and Mahatma Gandhi- V

[Prof. Dr. Yogendra Yadav]

Prof. Dr. Yogendra Yadav

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Question Box and Mahatma Gandhi- V

 

Q. Since you have excluded politics from the Gandhi Seva Sangh, what do you say of the Harijan Sevak Sangh? Should they fly the national flag on their various institutions?

 A. I have no hesitation in saying that all the constructive organizations should eschew politics as we at present know it. It may sound strange but it is true that the more these organizations devote themselves exclusively to their own particular missions, the more they will flourish and the more they will serve the national cause. It should be enough that these organizations are mostly manned by Congressmen or Congress-minded men. But they are and should be untouched by party politics. They would and ought to welcome the co-operation of all parties. They provide a non-political meeting ground for persons representing diverse schools of political opinion. When party politics separate us from one another even in noncontroversial matters, it is a sure sign that something is wrong in the State of Denmark. It is a sure sign of intolerance. It follows from what I have said that these constructive institutions ought not to fly the national flag, especially so when it has become a cause of quarrel between Muslims and Hindus.

Reference:

Harijan, 2-3-1940