Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Former CBI Director M Nageshwar Rao has entered active politics, taking charge as the National President of the Sarvajana Sanatan Party (SSP) in Varanasi on Saturday. Rao announced his new political role from Kashi, marking a new phase in his public career after nearly four decades in security, law and order, and administration.
According to an ANI report, Rao said his experience in public administration had convinced him that India’s reconstruction could not be limited to administrative reforms. He said the country needed to pursue modern development while remaining connected to its civilisational roots.
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PARTY’S FOUR PILLARS
Rao said the SSP’s vision of Sanatan goes beyond a method of worship and represents a way of life based on truth, dharma, duty, compassion, justice, self-control, nature, family, society and public welfare.
The party’s stated vision rests on four key pillars — education, health, livelihood and civilisational reconnection.
On education, the party seeks to connect Indian civilisation, history and knowledge traditions with modern and global-level education.
On health, it has outlined a focus on quality and accessible healthcare, combining modern medicine with Indian health traditions.
The livelihood pillar focuses on creating respectable livelihood opportunities for youth, farmers, artisans, labourers, small businesses and entrepreneurs.
The fourth pillar, civilisational reconnection, places emphasis on India’s languages, arts, temples, pilgrimage sites, festivals, knowledge traditions, families and cultural institutions as sources of national strength.
‘MODERN INDIA, WITH SANATAN ROOTS’
Rao said the party’s objective was not to return to the past but to build a modern India while remaining rooted in its civilisational heritage.
The party has described its broader vision as “Modern India, with its Sanatan civilizational roots”, combining technological and economic development with cultural identity.
Rao also said Sanatan should not be viewed only as an electoral symbol, but as a set of values that could be reflected in education, healthcare, livelihoods, governance, culture and social life.
He emphasised the need to preserve temples and pilgrimage sites as living institutions of Indian civilisation rather than viewing them solely as places of worship. He also called for respect, transparency and meaningful participation in their functioning.
‘NOT AGAINST ANY CASTER OR COMMUNITY’
Rao said the party’s approach was not directed against any particular caste or community.
He clarified that Sanatan was “not against anyone” and said the party wanted to work for all rather than create social divisions.
Describing Kashi as the starting point of his political journey, Rao said India’s objective should be to find a balance between modernity and its civilisational roots.
Several SSP office-bearers were present on the occasion, including National Vice President Mahant Tirthanand, Vice President Ritu Rathod, General Secretary Raja Saksham Singh Yogi, spokesperson Babita Sharma, Uttar Pradesh in-charge Rakesh Tiwari and Organisation Minister Narnarayan Singh.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
