BJP and Congress Clash Over Vande Mataram Row Involving Sonia Gandhi
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Amit Shah condemns Congress party's two-stanza Vande Mataram policy as extreme appeasement
Senior BJP leader Amit Shah publicly blasted the opposition on August 20, 2026, over the decision to restrict the national song to two stanzas during official events. Shah characterized the move as an act of extreme appeasement and a direct defiance of national law.
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Congress party defends its two-stanza Vande Mataram policy as BJP leaders launch fierce verbal counterattacks
Senior Congress representatives reaffirmed on August 19, 2026, that the party will strictly adhere to the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram during national observances. In response, ruling BJP officials condemned the decision as anti-national, with state party chiefs drawing sharp comparisons to historical political alignments.
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Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge challenges BJP to file cases against Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru over national song row
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge hit back at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on August 18, 2026, amid an escalating political controversy regarding Vande Mataram complaints. Kharge sarcastically challenged the central government to book historical leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru under the same logic.
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BJP demands an apology from Congress, claiming Sonia Gandhi opposed the full Vande Mataram
Top BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, slammed the opposition and lodged formal complaints accusing Sonia Gandhi of insulting the national song during Independence Day events. The Congress party vehemently rejected the charges, arguing the issue was raised to divert public attention from pressing national concerns.
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Descendant of Bankim Chandra demands Sonia Gandhi apologize over the Vande Mataram controversy
A direct descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay publicly demanded an apology from senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi regarding the ongoing national song row. The demand follows fierce political sparring in which ruling party leaders accused the opposition of deliberately insulting Vande Mataram.
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