West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (December 8, 2025) welcomed a discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha but added that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were not aware of the contribution of Bengal in the freedom struggle.
“Let him (PM) do whatever he wants. We have no problem...Earlier, the Rajya Sabha issued a notification stating that Jai Hind and Vande Mataram would not be allowed,” the Chief Minister told journalists before leaving for North Bengal.
The Chief Minist
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