BJP condemns Congress plan to limit Vande Mataram verses, vows nationwide protest
The BJP adopted a resolution denouncing Congress’s decision to sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at its events and announced plans for a country-wide protest.
In New Delhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party passed a resolution condemning the Congress Working Committee’s recent decision to limit Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas at party programmes. The BJP argued that the restriction undermines the historic significance of the national song and vowed to oppose the measure without compromise. The resolution calls for a strong denunciation of the Congress stance taken on 19 August.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah echoed the party’s criticism, calling the move anti-national and accusing Congress of reviving a decades-old politics of appeasement. The BJP announced plans to stage protests nationwide to demonstrate its opposition. This development adds to ongoing political tensions between the two major parties over national symbols.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights how political parties use national symbols to rally support and signal ideological differences.
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