“Summarizing the immediate action points for the party, Savarkar concluded:
(a)To secure entry for as many Hindu recruits as possible into the army, navy and the air forces.
(b)To utilize all facilities that are being thrown open to get our people trained into military and mechanical manufacture of up-to-date war materials.
(c)To try to make military training compulsory in colleges and high schools.
(d)To intensify the organization of the Ram Sena.
(e)To join the civic guard movement with a view to enable to defend our own people?against foreign invasion or internal anarchy, provided always that the civic guards are not used against any patriotic political movements in India or in any activities detrimental to the legitimate interests of the Hindus.
(f)To start new industries on large scales to capture the market where foreign articles to defeat the entry of new foreign competitors.
(g)To boycott foreign articles to defeat the entry of new foreign competitors.
(h)To set on foot an all-India movement to secure the correct registration, in the coming Census, of the popular strength of the Hindus including Tribal Hindus such as Santhals, Gonds, Bhils, etc., and to secure their enlistment as Hindus instead of as Animists or Hill Tribes and by taking every other step necessary to secure the object in view.”
Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966
Vikram Sampath
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