Complaint Filed Against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi over Disrespect to Vande Mataram
BJP leaders sought action after visuals showed Congress leaders talking during the national song recital, while the party said Sonia Gandhi was ensuring proper arrangements.
- On Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders filed a formal complaint against Sonia Gandhi at Karnataka's Urwa police station, alleging disrespect toward 'Vande Mataram' during the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Indira Bhawan.
- Visuals from the Independence Day programme showed Congress leaders speaking among themselves while 'Vande Mataram' was being recited, prompting Bharatiya Janata Party members to allege a 'deliberate intent to show disrespect' toward the national song.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari demanded an unconditional apology from Gandhi, with Shah alleging she ordered 'Vande Mataram' stopped midway and Adhikari warning of potential widespread protests.
- The Congress asserted that Gandhi's actions did not constitute disrespect, maintaining she was merely attempting to ensure 'Vande Mataram' was being arranged and sung properly at the venue.
- This row follows Parliament's passage of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Bill, 2026, last month, which extended legal protections previously applied to the national anthem to include 'Vande Mataram'.
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Complaints filed against Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, Karnataka over 'Vande Mataram' row at Congress headquarters
Complaints have been filed against Sonia Gandhi in Delhi and Karnataka over an alleged disruption during Vande Mataram's rendition at Congress headquarters on Independence Day. The Congress denied any attempt to stop the National Song.
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MoneycontrolBJP files complaint against Sonia Gandhi over Vande Mataram row, demands apology
The BJP leaders sought action against Sonia Gandhi over the issue and alleged that the controversy had hurt sentiments associated with the national song.
BJP lodges complaint against Sonia Gandhi over Vande Mataram controversy
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Aug 16 (PTI) BJP leaders on Sunday lodged a complaint against senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in connection with a controversy surrounding the recitation of ‘Vande Mataram’, officials said. The complaint lodged at Urva police station comes amid a political row over remarks and events linked to the national song, with BJP leaders […]
'Vande Mataram' row escalates as BJP lodges complaint against Sonia Gandhi
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have lodged a formal complaint against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at the Urwa police station in Karnataka on Sunday, following a controversy during the recitation of the national song Vande Mataram at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on Independence Day.
BJP leaders have filed a formal complaint against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at the Urva police station in Mangaluru, Karnataka. The complaint follows an alleged controversy over her gestures during the singing of the national anthem "Vande Mataram" at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day. BJP leader Vikas Puttur said, "The whole of India witnessed the actions of the Congress party yesterday. The Congress party has always been opposed…
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