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Sardar V. Patel letter to Golwalkar

Sardar Vallabhai Patel, union home minister, to Golwalkar Guruji, RSS chief in a letter written on September 11, 1948: Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi,11th Sept. 1948

Brother Sri Golwalkar,

Received your letter dated 11th August. Jawaharlal has also sent me your letter of the same date.

You are very well aware of my views on the RSS. I have expressed these thoughts at Jaipur in December last month at Lucknow in January. The people had welcomed those views. I had hoped that your people also would accept them. But they appear to have no effect on the RSS persons, nor was there any change in their programmes. There can be no doubt that the RSS did service to the Hindu Society. No person of understanding could have a word of objection regarding that. But the objectionable part arose when they, burning with revenge, began attacking Mussalmans. Organising Hindus and helping them is one thing but going in for revenge for its sufferings on innocent and helpless men, women and children is quite another thing.

Apart from this, their opposition to the Congress, that too of such virulence, disregarding all considerations of personality, decency or decorum, created a kind of unrest among the people. All their speeches were full communal poison. It was not necessary to spread poison and enthuse the Hindus and organise for their protection. As a final result of the poison, the country had to suffer the sacrifice of the valuable life of Gandhiji. Even an iota of sympathy of the Government or of the people no more remained for the RSS. In fact the opposition grew. Opposition turned more severe, when the RSS men expressed joy and distributed sweets after Gandhiji’s death. Under these conditions it became inevitable for the Government to take action against the RSS.

Since then, over six months have elapsed. We have hoped that after this lapse of time, with full and proper consideration the RSS persons would come to the right path. But from the reports that come to me, it is evident that attempts to put fresh life into their same old activities are afoot. I once again ask you to give your thought to my Jaipur and Lucknow speeches and accept the path I had indicated for the RSS. I am quite certain that therein lies the good of the RSS and the country and moving in that path we can join hands in achieving the welfare of our country. Of course, you are aware that we are passing through delicate times. It is the duty of every one from the highest to the lowliest in this country to contribute his mite, in whatever way possible, to the service of the country. In this delicate hour there is no place for party conflicts and old quarrels. I thoroughly convinced that the RSS men can carry on their patriotic endeavor only by joining the Congress and not by keeping separate or by opposing. I am glad that you have been released. I hope that you will arrive at the proper decision after due consideration of what I have said above. With regard to restrictions imposed upon you I am in correspondence with the CP Government. I shall let you know after receiving their reply.

Yours

SD.) VALLABH BHAI PATEL

(Lokesh Shevade यांच्या वाॅलवरून)

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नेहरू जैसा त्याग किसी ने नहीं किया, मैं उनका वफादार: पटेल

1961 में प्रधानमंत्री नेहरू ने ‘सरदार’ सरोवर बांध की नींव रखीयह सरदार पटेल के प्रति उनकी विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि थी जिन्होंने आज़ादी और बंटवारे के जटिल दिनों में उनका बखूबी साथ दिया थानेहरूपटेल के अनन्य प्रशंसक थेहालांकि वैचारिक आधार पर दोनों में मतभेद थे और यह कोई छुपी बात नहीं थीयह वह दौर था जब मतभेद का अर्थ मनभेद नहीं होता था और एक ही पार्टी में रहते हुए नेताविभिन्न विषयों पर लिखित असहमतियां जताते हुए बहस चलाते थेसारी दुनिया जान जाती थी कि अमुक विषय पर अमुक नेता के क्या विचार हैं.
कभी पटेल ने आरएसएस को महात्मा गांधी की हत्या के लिए ज़िम्मेदार ठहराते हुए उस पर प्रतिबंध लगाया थालेकिन उनकी मौत के बाद आरएसएस ने नेहरू के बरक्स पटेल को खड़ा करने का सुचिंतित अभियान चलायाकुछ इस तरह कि जैसे 500 से ज़्यादा रियासतों के भारत संघ में विलय के ‘कारनामे’ में प्रधानमंत्री नेहरू की कोई भूमिका ही नहीं थीसबकुछ अकेले ‘गृहमंत्री’ पटेल ने कर डाला थाऔर कश्मीर की समस्या सिर्फ़ और सिर्फ़ ‘प्रधानमंत्री’ नेहरू की देन थीगृहमंत्री पटेल का उससे कोई लेना-देना नहीं था.
नेहरू के प्रधानमंत्री बनने को भी पटेल के ख़िलाफ़ षडयंत्र की तरह पेश किया जाता हैसोशल मीडिया में तो इस सिलसिले में सच्चे-झूठे क़िस्सों से भरापूरा पाठ्यक्रम मौजूद है.
हद तो ये है कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी भी कह रहे हैं कि पटेल को इतिहास से मिटाने की कोशिश हुई जबकि वे उसी गुजरात से आते हैं जहां दुनिया का दूसरा सबसे बड़ा बांध ‘सरदार’ को समर्पित हैयह ‘समर्पण’ नेहरू की ओर से ही थामोदी ने यह भी कहा था कि नेहरूसरदार पटेल की अंत्येष्टि में शामिल नहीं हुए थेजबकि यह सरासर झूठ हैअफ़सोस होता है कि भारत के प्रधानमंत्री के ज्ञान का स्रोत ‘व्हाट्सऐप युनिवर्सिटी’ है.
इस मुद्दे पर क्यों ना सीधे पटेल की ही राय जान ली जाएसोशल मीडिया की अफ़वाहों से बाहर जाकर नेहरू और पटेल के पत्र पढ़े जाएं.
भारत की आज़ादी का दिन करीब  रहा थामंत्रिमंडल के स्वरूप पर चर्चा हो रही थीएक अगस्त 1947 को नेहरू ने पटेल को लिखा
कुछ हद तक औपचारिकताएं निभाना जरूरी होने से मैं आपको मंत्रिमंडल में सम्मिलित होने का निमंत्रण देने के लिए लिख रहा हूंइस पत्र का कोई महत्व नहीं हैक्योंकि आप तो मंत्रिमंडल के सुदृढ़ स्तंभ हैं.”
पटेल ने तीन अगस्त को नेहरू के पत्र के जवाब में लिखा-
आपके एक अगस्त के पत्र के लिए अनेक धन्यवादएक-दूसरे के प्रति हमारा जो अनुराग और प्रेम रहा है तथा लगभग 30 वर्ष की हमारी जो अखंड मित्रता हैउसे देखते हुए औपचारिकता के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं रह जाताआशा है कि मेरी सेवाएं बाकी के जीवन के लिए आपके अधीन रहेंगीआपको उस ध्येय की सिद्धि के लिए मेरी शुद्ध और संपूर्ण वफादारी और निष्ठा प्राप्त होगीजिसके लिए आपके जैसा त्याग और बलिदान भारत के अन्य किसी पुरुष ने नहीं किया हैहमारा सम्मिलन और संयोजन अटूट और अखंड है और उसी में हमारी शक्ति निहित हैआपने अपने पत्र में मेरे लिए जो भावनाएं व्यक्त की हैंउसके लिए मैं आपका कृतज्ञ हूं.”
पटेल की ये भावनाएं सिर्फ औपचारिकता नहीं थीअपनी मृत्यु के करीब डेढ़ महीने पहले उन्होंने नेहरू को लेकर जो कहा वो किसी वसीयत की तरह हैदो अक्टूबर, 1950 को इंदौर में एक महिला केंद्र का उद्घाटन करने गये पटेल ने अपने भाषण में कहा-
अब चूंकि महात्मा हमारे बीच नहीं हैंनेहरू ही हमारे नेता हैंबापू ने उन्हें अपना उत्तराधिकारी नियुक्त किया था और इसकी घोषणा भी की थीअब यह बापू के सिपाहियों का कर्तव्य है कि वे उनके निर्देश का पालन करें और मैं कोई गैरवफादार सिपाही नहीं हूं.”
(‘सरदार पटेल का पत्र व्यवहार, 1945-50’ प्रकाशकनवजीवन पब्लिशिंग हाउसअहमदाबाद)
साफ़ हैपटेल को नेहरू की जगह पहला प्रधानमंत्री  बनने पर संघ परिवार के लोग जैसा अफ़सोस जता रहे हैंवैसा अफ़सोस पटेल को नहीं थावे आरएसएस नहींगांधी के सपनों का भारत बनाना चाहते थे.
दरअसलजो लोग आजकल पटेल को नेहरू के ख़िलाफ़ खड़ा कर रहे हैंउन्हें पटेल को जानने-समझने या उनका लिखा पढ़ने में कोई रुचि नहीं हैवे सिर्फ पटेल की आड़ लेकर पंनेहरू से बदला लेना चाहते हैं जिनके आधुनिकलोकतांत्रिकसमाजवादी और धर्मनिरपेक्ष रुख ने उनके ‘हिंदूराष्ट्र प्रोजेक्ट’ को गहरी चोट पहुंचाई थी.
यह आरोप भी सरासर ग़लत है कि सरदार पटेल को भुला दिया गयाआजकल फेसबुक पर एक पोस्ट काफ़ी चर्चित हैजो इस दुष्प्रचार की पोल खोलती हैपढ़िए
मप्र का शासन जिस भवन से चलता है उसका नाम वल्लभ भवन हैअभी नहीं शुरु से हैगुजरात विधानसभा का नाम सरदार पटेल विधानसभा भवन हैदेश के बड़े पुलिस अफ़सर (आईपीएसजहां प्रशिक्षण लेते हैंहैदराबाद स्थित उस अकादमी का नाम सरदार पटेल के नाम पर हैसूरत के नेशनल इंस्टीट्यूट आफ टेक्नोलॉजी का नाम सरदार पटेल के नाम पर हैगुजरात में सरदार पटेल के नाम पर विश्वविद्यालय हैंआनंद में वल्लभ विद्यानगर हैमुबंई में नेशनल टेक्निकल इंस्टीट्यूट हैजोधपुर में पुलिस एवं सिक्योरिटी यूनिवर्सिटी हैगुजरात में उनका मेमोरियल हैम्यूजियम हैदेशभर में स्कूल और कॉलेज के नाम सरदार पटेल के नाम पर हैंसड़कें हैंपार्क हैंस्टेडियम और एयरपोर्ट हैऔर हांअभी-अभी मोदी ने देश के जिस सबसे बड़े बांध का शुभारंभ किया है वो “सरदार सरोवर” हैइसका शिलान्यास पंडित नेहरु ने किया थालेकिन आज प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने अपने संबोधन में कहा कि सरदार साहब को जानबूछ कर इतिहास में ज़गह नहीं दी गईउनका नाम इतिहास से मिटाने की कोशिश की गईइनके “असत्य” की कोई सीमा नहीं है.”
यह क़िस्सा पढ़िए जिसे फ़ेसबुक पर महिपाल सारस्वत ने लिखा है
सरदार पटेल मेडिकल कॉलेजबीकानेर को लेकर तो किस्सा मशहूर है कि जब बीकानेर के लोग इसके उद्घाटन को लेकर पंडित नेहरू से समय लेने दिल्ली गए और उन्होनें कहा कि हम बीकानेर में मेडिकल कॉलेज खोल रहे है जिसका नाम मोतीलाल नेहरू के नाम पर रखना चाहते है तो नेहरू ने कहाअगर आप बीकानेर मेडिकल कॉलेज का नाम सरदार पटेल के नाम पर रखें तो मैं आऊंगा अन्यथा मेरा आना संभव नहींये 1959 की बात हैसनद रहे पटेल 1950 में दिवंगत हो गए थे.”
क्या भारत को विश्वगुरु समझने या बनाने का दावा करने वाले आरएसएस और उससे जुड़े संगठनों और नेताओं से सत्य के प्रति आग्रही होने का निवेदन किया जा सकता हैनेहरू के ख़िलाफ इस असत्य प्रचार से सबसे ज़्यादा दुख तो पटेल को ही हुआ होतावे आरएसएस को कभी माफ़ नहीं करतेवैसे भी राजनीति में शामिल ना होने का पटेल से किया वादा तो आरएसएस तोड़ ही चुका है.
(मीडिया विजिल वेबसाइट (www.mediavigil.comसे साभार)

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