India needs to be self-reliant: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Nagpur:  Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said India got freedom after a lot of struggle and it needs to be self-reliant.
Addressing a gathering at the RSS headquarters in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city after hoisting the national flag on India’s 76th Independence Day, Bhagwat said the country will give the message of peace to the world.
He also said people should think what they can give to the country rather than ask what the country or society is giving them.
“Today is the day of pride and resolution. The country got freedom after a lot of struggle, it needs to be self-reliant. Those who want to be independent need to become self-reliant in everything,” he said.
Bhagwat said the RSS has worked for creating an awareness about “desh bhakti” (patriotism) and imbibing it in the people of the country.
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