Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha
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Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS; transl. All India General Body[1] or All India Representative Committee/Council; also referred to as the RSS Pratinidhi Sabha) is the highest decision making or apex policy making body of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation.[2][3]
The constitution and the roles of the ABPS are outlined in Article 15 of the Constitution of the RSS.[4] The elected members of the ABPS elect the Sarkaryavaha (equivalent to the general secretary, executive head[5]).[4] As per the constitution the ABPS "shall meet at least once a year" and "shall review the work and lay down the policy and programme of the Sangh".[4]
Resolutions
ABPS resolutions depict RSS thinking. They are only passed until and unless there is complete unanimity.[3]
Resolutions passed by the ABPS cover all topics that affect Indian society:[6]
- Nehru-Noon Pact (1959)[7]
- Nehru-Chou En-lai parleys (1960)[8]
- Statement Bharat's Policy vis-à-vis Chinese Aggression (1962)[9]
- Making R.S.S. a Scape-goat (1974)[10]
- Jammu and Kashmir (1990)[11]
- The Cauvery Row: The Way Out (1992)[12]
- Call for Swadeshi (1992)[12]
- Call for Social Harmony (1994)[13]
- National Security (1996)[14]
- On explosive north-eastern situation (1997)[15]
- Ram Janmabhoomi (2001)[16]
- Demolition of Buddha Statues in Bamiyan (2001)[16]
- Cow Protection (2001)[17]
- Priority of Agriculture (2003)[18]
- Preserving Economic Interests and Sovereignty of the Country (2007)[19]
