US EditionLok Sabha Witnesses Face-Off Between Government and Opposition over Vande Mataram
Priyanka Gandhi accused the government of using the Vande Mataram debate to divert attention from current issues and influence voters ahead of the Bengal elections.
- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the government is using the Vande Mataram debate to dwell on the past and avoid present and future problems, asserting the discussion is driven by the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.
- Tracing the song's origins, historians note Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote the first two stanzas in 1875 and added four more in 1882, while Subhas Chandra Bose wrote to Jawaharlal Nehru three days earlier, with Nehru's October 20, 1937 reply part of the record.
- The BJP alleged Jawaharlal Nehru omitted key lines under Muslim League pressure, framed as 'appeasement politics', while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra cited Tagore's letter and Constituent Assembly records affirming the two stanzas now sung were accepted by freedom-era leaders.
- In Lok Sabha, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged Parliament to debate all allegations against Nehru and 'close the chapter' so the House can address unemployment and price rise.
- The Vande Mataram's 150th anniversary on November 7 highlighted its role in national consciousness, while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Modi's remarks insult freedom-era leaders and reflect an anti-Constitution mindset.
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Lok Sabha witnesses face-off between government and Opposition over Vande Mataram
PM Modi charges Nehru with betraying the National Song for Jinnah; Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questions the need for debate on Vande Mataram that is a part of India’s soul, accuses the government of doing it with eye on Bengal polls
Priyanka Gandhi counters PM Modi, cites 3 reasons why govt wanted Vande Mataram debate: What are they?
“It is our national song. What debate can there be on it? ... Vande Mataram is the cry of hope that your government is rejecting everyday," Congress leader says in the Lok Sabha
Priyanka Gandhi slams govt over Vande Mataram debate timing
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said the government pushed for a debate on Vande Mataram as the West Bengal assembly polls were approaching and that it wanted to divert attention from the problems people were facing. Participating in a discussion in the Lok Sabha on 150 years of national song Vande Mataram, she hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is not the prime minister he used to be as his “self-confi…
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