Bhagwat bats for three-child norm, expresses concern over demographic imbalance due to infiltration

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday advocated a three-child policy, claiming doctors have told him that marrying at the right age and having three children keep both the parents and their kids healthy.

“Doctors have told me that marrying at the right age and having three children ensures that both the parents and children remain healthy. Children in homes with three siblings also learn ego management and there is no disturbance in their family life in the future. This is what doctors have said…,” Bhagwat said while addressing a press briefing.

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He further argued that India’s population recommends a birth rate of 2.1, which is fine as an average but one can never have that 0.1 child.

“In math, 2.1 becomes 2, but when it comes to births, after two, it has to be three,” the RSS chief said.

He also noted the concern that population can be a burden as well. “You have to feed everyone at the end of the day. This is why the population policy exists. So, to ensure that the population remains controlled and enough at the same time, every family should have three children but not too many more than that. This is to ensure their upbringing is proper. This is something everyone should accept,” he stressed.

“This is nature’s way, when resources decrease and populations rise, it happens. But everyone should prepare the new generation to have three children,” he added.

On the issue of demographic change

On the issue of demographic change that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also mentioned in his Independence Day 2025 speech, Bhagawat said Sangh is also concerned about it for it will.lead to certain consequences.

“The partition of the country – that is a consequence. I am not talking about India alone… Demographic imbalance is a concern in every country and that is because what raises suspicion more than population is the intent. One of the key causes of population imbalance is conversion, which is not a part of Indian traditions. Christians and Muslims also say conversion is not a good thing, so it should not happen,” Bhagwat stated.

He attributed the demographic imbalance to infiltration, stressing the need to control it.

“Our DNA is the same. Even in Europe, there are many countries which have the same ancestry, but a nation has borders. You ask whether stopping illegal migration is a good thing and I say if the DNA is the same, why don’t people take permission and come? And they shouldn’t come if they don’t get the permissions. You can’t keep rules and laws aside and enter a country. When people enter illegally, problems happen,” he remarked.

He called upon the people of the country to employ Indian Muslims, questioning the need to give jobs to Muslim infiltrators from other countries.

“We should employ people from our country. We have Muslims in our country too, and they need employment as well. If you want to employ Muslims, employ them, why do it for people from other countries? It’s okay if people come through the legal route and get employment,” he added.

On the Bill to remove tainted PM and Chief Ministers

During the presser, Bhagwat was also asked about the contentious Bill seeking to provide a legal framework to remove the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and ministers that Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented in the Lok Sabha.

Responding to that, he said, “Parliament is the deciding body, and whatever it says, that will be implemented.”

He further added, “Everyone should have faith that the leadership is transparent and untainted, and that should be the result of the matter.”