RSS leader Hosabale alleges anarchic forces inciting youth, backs SIR amid protests

Dattatreya Hosabale warned against forces inciting youth and defended the electoral roll revision. His remarks stressed dialogue, electoral change and scrutiny before political protest.RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale alleges anarchic forces inciting youth, backs SIR amid protests Indore,Nov 4, 2026 23:41 ISTRSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Wednesday claimed that internal and external “anarchic forces” were trying to incite the country’s youth.

He said governments should change only through elections and not through violence or unrest, the Press Trust of India reported.Hosabale also defended the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the exercise was necessary to ensure error-free lists. He said Opposition parties should examine the issue before protesting against it.He was speaking to reporters in Indore after the annual meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal, the main organisational body of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.Responding to a question about the recent Gen Z agitation at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, Hosabale said some “anarchic forces” within and outside the country were conspiring to incite young people. “But any society and government should pay attention to the aspirations and concerns of the youth.

The Sangh urges dialogue with the youth,” he said, according to PTI.Answering another question, Hosabale said a change of government in India’s democratic system takes place through elections. Spreading unrest or violence, or creating discrimination in the name of regime change, was not in society’s best interests, he said.

Expressing surprise over political opposition to the SIR, Hosabale said political parties in a democracy could work according to their own agendas. However, Opposition leaders should examine whether there was any truth to an issue instead of protesting merely for the sake of it, he added.The SIR was intended to refine electoral rolls, Hosabale said.

Many people whose names had been removed were deceased or registered as voters in two places, he said. Including people who were not Indian citizens in electoral rolls violated economic and social security, he added.Hosabale said such revisions had been conducted regularly in the country and questioned why the issue should be politicised.

He reiterated that concerns involving young people should be addressed through dialogue, while political change should take place through elections.- Ends