‘RSS Workers Can Sell Comb To Bald Person’: Digvijaya Singh Praises Sangh Again Amid Row – Delhi News Daily

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. (File)

After triggering a political row with an unexpected praise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Seva Sangh (RSS) , senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday clarified that he remained firmly opposed to the RSS’s ideology. The Congress Rajya Sabha MP claimed that he opposes the right wing outfit because it does not follow the Constitution.

“They do not follow the Indian Constitution. The RSS is an unregistered organisation and the way it spreads hatred against minorities, I am against it,” he said while speaking to NDTV.

However, he further acknowledged RSS’ strong organisational network. When asked whether the Congress could learn from the RSS’s organisational capabilities, Singh agreed and praised its grassroots reach.

“RSS workers are so effective that they can go from house to house and sell a comb to a bald person,” he told the news outlet.

Earlier today, the Rajya Sabha MP while highlighting the organisational strength of the Sangh-BJP ecosystem, shared a photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 1995 in which he is seen sitting on the ground, near the feet of then BJP president LK Advani, during the swearing-in ceremony of then Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel.

In his post, Singh said he was impressed by how grassroots workers of the RSS and BJP could rise to become a Chief Minister and eventually the Prime Minister, calling it “the power of the organisation”.

The post quickly drew attention as the Congress has often criticised the BJP and the RSS on several issues, making Singh’s remarks stand out sharply from the party’s usual line.

The BJP was quick to seize on Singh’s post. Party spokesperson CR Kesavan taunted the Congress leadership and said the tweet had exposed how the party was run in an “autocratic and undemocratic” manner.

Another BJP spokesperson, Pradip Bhandari, went further, saying the post showed open dissent within the Congress. “Digvijay Singh openly dissents against Rahul Gandhi. He makes it clear that under Rahul Gandhi the Congress organisation has collapsed. Congress vs Congress on display,” Bhandari said.

However, when asked about his post, the veteran Congress leader said, “I have only praised the organisation. I have always opposed the RSS and Prime Minister Modi. I remain against the policies of the RSS and Modi ji.”