More than 1L RSS people help 10L families overcome lockout woes
Nagpur: City-based Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which is always at the forefront of helping the vulnerable in natural or man-made disasters across the world, has pressed its huge volunteer base to provide relief to the poor, vulnerable and migrants in the wake of mega-crisis due to the nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
According to RSS sahakaryawah Suresh (Bhaiyyaji) Joshi, more than one lakh Sangh volunteer works in around 10,000 villages throughout the world, providing food and other basic things for the disadvantaged. Through helping them meet hospitals, they also encourage medical assistance to villagers.
“We are living through an extraordinary situation here today. This disaster, which is one of the biggest challenges human beings have ever encountered, shakes the whole planet. The only remedy to stay away from this lethal virus is to closely follow guidelines such as government and doctors gave social distancing. So far, our activists have touched around 10 lakh families to support them out in one way or the other,” he added.
“If and when the need occurs, more of our volunteers will step forward and provide selfless support to the country. Throughout Maharashtra, they have met migrants throughout various areas and arranged for their families to feed and drink. About 1,000 of them gave blood, too, “Joshi added.
Expressing trust that spread of the deadly virus should come under control and restore normalcy, he urged citizens to start practising vigilance throughout the time of lockdown.
“We all need to come up with a consensus that we will abide by all of the diktats along with laws and regulations as ordered by the government to move away from this tragedy. There can be no set parameters for what kind of support will be needed in the present scenario. We will always be able to support anyone under any situation we may, “he told activists.
Asserting that citizens in general have acknowledged the commitment of the saffron organization to the country through these calamities, Joshi urged people to participate in this noble mission.
“We can’t gage the severity of this situation at the moment, but we will all come together with determination, commitment and hard work to battle the scourge. If we address this topic unitedly, it will help get the question solved early. We will both strive together to assist one another over the next two weeks. They will need to raise consciousness in this battle against the unseen adversary and include all members of society, “he added.
