Deendayal Upadhyay considered society more important than nation

New Delhi . Today is the death anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, a well-known thinker, philosopher and co-founder of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh. His body was found in an unclaimed condition on 11 February 1968 at Mughalsarai Junction near Varanasi. The secret of his death under suspicious circumstances could never be revealed. Hardly anyone could believe the people who were punished by accusing him of murder with the intention of stealing. Later, a senior leader of Jana Sangh did the work of creating a sensation by terming the death of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay as a political murder.

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1937 and after some time he became a full-time worker of the RSS. After this, till 1951, he took over the responsibility of co-provincial campaigner of UP. A major change came in the life of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay when he was entrusted with the responsibility of working with the Jana Sangh. Deendayal Upadhyay was the General Secretary of Jana Sangh from 1952 to 1967. During this, whoever was the President of the Jana Sangh, the organization of the party continued under the guidance of Deendayal Upadhyay.

Deendayal Upadhyay, one of the founding members of the Jana Sangh, took over as the President of the Jana Sangh only 43 days before his death. Even today, the influence of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay remains intact on the Bharatiya Janata Party, a political party formed after the merger of Jana Sangh with the Janata Party. Deendayal Upadhyay never considered the efforts of the leaders of all the opposition parties of that time to prepare an alternative to the Congress only at the political level. On the contrary, he thought of building the nation’s potential from within the Indian society without the help of state power.

Society is more important than nation

Even for those doing politics riding on the wave of nationalism, it may be a bit difficult to accept the fact that the same Deendayal Upadhyay, whose ideas they claim to practice in public life, never used the power of the state or power in the society. not placed above. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay has always considered society more important than the nation. He said that at one time the nations considered to be very powerful such as Greece, Egypt, Rome etc. were destroyed. Whereas the nationless Jews have re-established their nation after thousands of years on the strength of their social power. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay considered the state to be a great power but did not consider it as the supreme power.

society not joint stock company

Presenting his ideas in the form of integral humanism, Deendayal Upadhyay was confident that the development of the nation of India would never be possible by blind imitation of western countries. In his concept, Deendayal clearly says that the way a human is born, in the same way a society is also born. Individuals and individuals together can never make a society. Samaj is not a joint stock company. Society is also a living entity like a human being. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay firmly believed that every country has its own special social, historical, political and cultural circumstances.

Society can face every difficulty

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay also told from the example of Veer Shivaji of Maharashtra that if the strength of the society is organized and a leader who gives it the right direction, then a nation or society can not only face adversity and difficult situations, but also get rid of them. can achieve. He believed that the then government had continued the tricks of the British government to reduce the strength of Indian society and hence it should be opposed. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay clearly believed that the common goal, ideal, idea and mission of people’s life is the soul of a nation. If it is lacking in the lives of the citizens of a country, then the nation will not become strong.