RSS leader Ramlal said the participation of RSS workers in protests during the Emergency played a major role in restoring democracy and forcing elections in 1977. He also highlighted the organisation’s role during wars, Partition and social crisis, while criticising Western influence and defending Hindutva ideology

Devotees carrying garlands were seen performing ‘Saraswati Vandana’ and chanting mantras at the monument, protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)