The Centre and the Opposition on Monday (December 8, 2025) sparred in the Lok Sabha over Vande Mataram, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming it the voice of the freedom movement that had been “fragmented” by the Congress in its “surrender before the Muslim League”.
Initiating the debate to mark 150 years of the National Song, Mr. Modi claimed that India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, “betrayed” the song by echoing Muslim League leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s communal concerns.
Leading the charge for the Opposition, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned the need to have a debate on the National Song and accused the government of using it to divert attention from real issues such
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