RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Calls To Reclaim PoK, Receives Massive Applause

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday reiterated his call for reclaiming Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), drawing widespread applause from the audience. He made the remarks during the inauguration of the Sindhi Camp Gurudwara in Satna, Madhya Pradesh.

Bhagwat likened India to a house and PoK to a room occupied by a stranger, stressing the need to "take it back." He said, "The whole of India is one home, but someone has removed the one room of our house where my table, chair, and clothes used to be kept. They have occupied it. Tomorrow, I have to take it back, and hence we have to remember the undivided India," as quoted by ANI.

Addressing the Sindhi community, Bhagwat added, "Many Sindhi brothers are sitting here. I am very happy. They did not go to Pakistan; they went to undivided India. Circumstances have sent us here from that home because that home and this home are not different."

The remarks come at a time when violent protests erupted in PoK, resulting in the deaths of 12 people and injuries to many others. The protests were led by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), demanding action against atrocities by the Pakistani government and military in PoK.

The unrest highlighted Pakistan's disconnect with PoK residents, though Islamabad has attempted to address the grievances. On Saturday, the Pakistani government signed a 25-point agreement with the JKJAAC to end the protests. Shared by Pakistan Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on X, the agreement includes compensation for those killed in the violence and the establishment of two additional intermediate and secondary educational boards for the Muzaffarabad and Poonch divisions.