Summary:
Nagpur, Oct 15 (PTI) Expressing concern over the "rapid growth" in the country"s population, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday called for a review and reformulation of the National Population Policy by keeping the next 50 years in mind along with the availability of resources.
He called for curbing the illegal infiltration from across the borders and preparing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to prevent the infiltrators from acquiring citizenship rights and purchasing lands in the country.
Speaking during his annual Vijayadashmi address to RSS workers at Reshimbagh here, Bhagwat also said the share of population of people belonging to religions of "Bharatiya origin" which was earlier 88 per cent, has come down to 83.8 per cent, while that of the Muslim population which was 9.8 per cent in the past has increased to 14.23 per cent between 1951 to 2011.
"Ours is a nation of youths having about 56 to 57 per cent young population, who will become old 30 years later and many hands would be needed to feed them.
How many hands would needed to feed them?...All these aspects need to be contemplated.
Similarly, whether our enviroment would be able to sustain this population and whether our mothers are capable and empowered needs to be contemplated," he said.